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

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Hensra

Hensra is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **896 people in 184 households**, the 67th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 896people (2011)
- 184households
- 71.9%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Hensra PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatHensra
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363739

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

## How far is Hensra from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)25 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 Hensra?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Hensra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hesal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karandih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 216 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 Hensra

Of every 100 households in Hensra in 2011, 78 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hensra · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****53%**

**34%

Television ****39%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Hensra?

■ Hensra · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**949

Working population ****33.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 61.7% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 81 (27%) · **■** Marginal 195 (66%)

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

- Roladi953 people
- Khayerpal942 people
- Mukundpur923 people
- Roldi919 people
- Sarse893 people
- Manhara888 people
- Mako881 people
- Pora Bhalki877 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hensra?831002
- How far is Hensra from Jamshedpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Hensra?896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hensra in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hensra?71.9% (Census 2011)