# Gamarkocha Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Gamarkocha

Gamarkocha is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 51 households**, the 215th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 233people (2011)
- 51households
- 47.5%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Gamarkocha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatPora Taitla
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363814

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

## How far is Gamarkocha from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)45 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 Gamarkocha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gamarkocha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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 · Hill
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Gamarkocha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 0% of the 790 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 Gamarkocha

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

■ Gamarkocha · ■ 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 ****0%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Gamarkocha?

■ Gamarkocha · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****526**

**949

Working population ****67.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 30.3% for women. 66% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 52 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (8%) · **■** Marginal 94 (59%)

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

- Jilinggora242 people
- Baredi237 people
- Kudapal237 people
- Telaidi236 people
- Kairasai231 people
- Lailam231 people
- Mejagora231 people
- Pathar Chakri229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamarkocha?832102
- How far is Gamarkocha from Jamshedpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Gamarkocha?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamarkocha in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gamarkocha?47.5% (Census 2011)