# Gurbhanga Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Gurbhanga

Gurbhanga is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **283 people in 61 households**, the 195th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 283people (2011)
- 61households
- 56.3%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Gurbhanga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatPoradiha
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363718

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

## How far is Gurbhanga from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)12 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 Gurbhanga?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gurbhanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Gurbhanga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gurbhanga

Of every 100 households in Gurbhanga in 2011, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurbhanga · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**83%

Use banking services ****87%**

**34%

Television ****44%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**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 Gurbhanga?

■ Gurbhanga · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**949

Working population ****36.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 40.9% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (37%) · **■** Other work 21 (21%) · **■** Marginal 42 (41%)

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

- Chhota Tilaijhor302 people
- Lagurasai301 people
- Sindurpur301 people
- Patisai295 people
- Olansai282 people
- Rimra278 people
- Jamdi Alias Baruda273 people
- Orkabera273 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurbhanga?831002
- How far is Gurbhanga from Purbi Singhbhum?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gurbhanga?283 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurbhanga in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gurbhanga?56.3% (Census 2011)