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

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Gargaon

Gargaon is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,327 people in 304 households**, the 34th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,327people (2011)
- 304households
- 56.2%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Gargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatGwalkay
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363802

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

## How far is Gargaon from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)38 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 Gargaon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Gargaon known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 36% of the 299 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 Gargaon

Of every 100 households in Gargaon in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gargaon · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****57%**

**34%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Gargaon?

■ Gargaon · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**949

Working population ****27.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 43.0% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 346 (95%)

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

- Chandpur1,435 people
- Harina1,359 people
- Gangadi1,342 people
- Shankarda1,338 people
- Dholadi1,324 people
- Sarmanda1,310 people
- Bandhdih1,298 people
- Bara Bhumri1,256 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gargaon?831002
- How far is Gargaon from Jamshedpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gargaon?1,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gargaon in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gargaon?56.2% (Census 2011)