# Baliposh Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Baliposh

Baliposh is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 37 households**, the 236th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 197people (2011)
- 37households
- 47.0%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Baliposh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baliposh is 832102.** Baliposh falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatSohda
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363688

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Baliposh from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purbi Singbhum (district HQ)31 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)31 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Baliposh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Baliposh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hesal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baliposh known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 63% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Baliposh

Of every 100 households in Baliposh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baliposh · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****8%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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

## What is the population of Baliposh?

■ Baliposh · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1417**

**949

Working population ****54.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 39.8% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 87 (81%) · **■** Marginal 20 (19%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Potka

- Bongadungri206 people
- Sanbasa206 people
- Hariramdi Alias Jojogora199 people
- Upardiha199 people
- Bara Amda196 people
- Netosai194 people
- Naya Ksai Alias Swargachhinr193 people
- Sindurgauri190 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baliposh?832102
- How far is Baliposh from Purbi Singbhum?31 km by road
- What is the population of Baliposh?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baliposh in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baliposh?47.0% (Census 2011)