# Barasigdi Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Barasigdi

Barasigdi is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,141 people in 220 households**, the 45th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,141people (2011)
- 220households
- 66.1%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Barasigdi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code832102
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363699

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

## How far is Barasigdi from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)32 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 Barasigdi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Barasigdi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hishil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamsedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Barasigdi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 65% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Barasigdi

Of every 100 households in Barasigdi in 2011, 65 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barasigdi · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**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 Barasigdi?

■ Barasigdi · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**949

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 50.9% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 177 (33%) · **■** Marginal 286 (53%)

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

- Hesalbil1,199 people
- Narda1,196 people
- Jamda1,163 people
- Khariyasai1,146 people
- Dhengam1,136 people
- Tetla1,129 people
- Chemaijuri1,101 people
- Lowadih1,091 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barasigdi?832102
- How far is Barasigdi from Jamshedpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Barasigdi?1,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasigdi in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barasigdi?66.1% (Census 2011)