# Jamda Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Jamda

Jamda is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,163 people in 252 households**, the 43rd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,163people (2011)
- 252households
- 66.3%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Jamda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatBhelaidi
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363890

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

## How far is Jamda from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)43 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 Jamda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jamda; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Jamda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 181 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 Jamda

Of every 100 households in Jamda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jamda · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**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 ****75%**

**83%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Jamda?

■ Jamda · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**949

Working population ****46.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (14%) · **■** Marginal 396 (73%)

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

- Chakre1,223 people
- Tilaitanr1,203 people
- Hesalbil1,199 people
- Narda1,196 people
- Khariyasai1,146 people
- Barasigdi1,141 people
- Dhengam1,136 people
- Tetla1,129 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamda?831002
- How far is Jamda from Jamshedpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Jamda?1,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamda in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jamda?66.3% (Census 2011)