# Dukurdiha Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Dukurdiha

Dukurdiha is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 88 households**, the 142nd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 489people (2011)
- 88households
- 73.0%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Dukurdiha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatPoradiha
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363764

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

## How far is Dukurdiha from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Purbi Singhbhum (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jamshedpur (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 Dukurdiha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dukurdiha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hishal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Dukurdiha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 66% of the 181 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 Dukurdiha

Of every 100 households in Dukurdiha in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dukurdiha · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****51%**

**34%

Television ****23%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**16%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Dukurdiha?

■ Dukurdiha · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1193**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**949

Working population ****39.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.4% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (23%) · **■** Marginal 145 (74%)

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

- Pukhuriya516 people
- Palidi514 people
- Chhota Banduya508 people
- Upar Deuli505 people
- Kuldiha479 people
- Kashiyabera477 people
- Chhota Baghlata475 people
- Dhatkidi475 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dukurdiha?831002
- How far is Dukurdiha from Purbi Singhbhum?32 km by road
- What is the population of Dukurdiha?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dukurdiha in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dukurdiha?73.0% (Census 2011)