# Dhengam Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Dhengam

Dhengam is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,136 people in 209 households**, the 46th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,136people (2011)
- 209households
- 48.6%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Dhengam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhengam is 831002.** Dhengam falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatNarda
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363909

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

## How far is Dhengam from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)63 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 Dhengam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhengam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Dhengam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 875 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhengam

Of every 100 households in Dhengam in 2011, 44 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhengam · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

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

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****25%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhengam?

■ Dhengam · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**949

Working population ****33.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 33.5% for women. 44% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 367 (96%)

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

- Narda1,196 people
- Jamda1,163 people
- Khariyasai1,146 people
- Barasigdi1,141 people
- Tetla1,129 people
- Chemaijuri1,101 people
- Lowadih1,091 people
- Jhariya1,088 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhengam?831002
- How far is Dhengam from Jamshedpur?63 km by road
- What is the population of Dhengam?1,136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhengam in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhengam?48.6% (Census 2011)