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

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Jhariya

Jhariya is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,088 people in 210 households**, the 50th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,088people (2011)
- 210households
- 59.0%literacy
- 831202PIN code

## Jhariya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhariya is 831202.** Jhariya falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code831202
- Gram panchayatBhatin
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363636

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

## How far is Jhariya from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)24 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 Jhariya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jadugora
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Jhariya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 41% of the 582 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 Jhariya

Of every 100 households in Jhariya in 2011, 79 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jhariya · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****43%**

**34%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Jhariya?

■ Jhariya · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**949

Working population ****52.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 43.2% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (11%) · **■** Marginal 414 (72%)

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

- Dhengam1,136 people
- Tetla1,129 people
- Chemaijuri1,101 people
- Lowadih1,091 people
- Balijuri1,077 people
- Dabanki1,071 people
- Sohada1,065 people
- Bara Banduya1,041 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhariya?831202
- How far is Jhariya from Jamshedpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Jhariya?1,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhariya in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jhariya?59.0% (Census 2011)