# Hesal Amda Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/hesal-amda/ Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum # Hesal Amda Hesal Amda is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **634 people in 138 households**, the 103rd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%. - 634people (2011) - 138households - 45.0%literacy - 831002PIN code ## Hesal Amda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hesal Amda is 831002.** Hesal Amda falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code831002 - Community development blockPotka - Census village code363775 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hesal Amda from nearby towns? - Potka (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)40 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 Hesal Amda? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Hesal Amda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 · Hishal - ○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 station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Hesal Amda known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 115 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 Hesal Amda Of every 100 households in Hesal Amda in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hesal Amda · ■ Potka rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **72% Toilet within the home ****0%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **83% Use banking services ****12%** **34% Television ****12%** **21% Mobile phone ****24%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **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 Hesal Amda? ■ Hesal Amda · ■ Potka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%** **63.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1350** **949 Working population ****28.1%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.4% for men and 34.6% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 157 (88%) 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 Hariyan652 people - Kendmuri650 people - Murgaghutu649 people - Sikarsai644 people - Bara Pichkabasa632 people - Bingburu627 people - Tirildi626 people - Baredi625 people [All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hesal Amda?831002 - How far is Hesal Amda from Jamshedpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Hesal Amda?634 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hesal Amda in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Hesal Amda?45.0% (Census 2011)