# Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand 

# Potka

Potka is a sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had **199,612 people**, 1 town and 291 villages (283 inhabited). The largest village is Hartopa (3,956 people).

- 199,612people (2011)
- 291villages
- 1towns
- 64.1%literacy

## Population of Potka compared with Purbi Singhbhum

■ Potka · ■ Purbi Singhbhum district

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**923

Working population ****39.5%**

**36.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Potka

Of every 100 households in Potka in 2011, 73 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potka · ■ Purbi Singhbhum district

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**49%

Tap water ****6%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**48%

Use banking services ****34%**

**65%

Television ****22%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**7%

None of these assets ****16%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**76%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Potka

- Haludpukhur10,485 people

## Largest villages in Potka

- Hartopa · 3,956 people
- Kalikapur · 3,722 people
- Kowali · 3,273 people
- Manpur · 3,030 people
- Domjuri · 2,995 people
- Juri · 2,846 people
- Rasunchapa · 2,640 people
- Matku · 2,421 people
- Dhirol · 2,385 people
- Bango · 2,311 people
- Hatibinda · 2,094 people
- Bhatin · 2,000 people
- Kuldiha · 1,982 people
- Kogda · 1,925 people
- Tetla · 1,899 people
- Pauri · 1,804 people

[All 291 villages in Potka →](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Potka?291 (283 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Potka in?Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
- What is the population of Potka?199,612 (Census 2011)