# Kamalpur Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,460 people in 307 households**, the 27th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 1,460people (2011)
- 307households
- 49.8%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Kamalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kamalpur is 832102.** Kamalpur falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatManpur
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363698

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

## How far is Kamalpur from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)28 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 Kamalpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kamalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 9 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 Kamalpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% of the 219 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 Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****15%**

**34%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kamalpur?

■ Kamalpur · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**63.3%

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

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**949

Working population ****44.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 36.0% for women. 56% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (15%) · **■** Household industry 99 (15%) · **■** Other work 83 (13%) · **■** Marginal 366 (56%)

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

- Sangram1,520 people
- Gitilata1,499 people
- Pichhli1,488 people
- Tilamura1,475 people
- Goalkata1,455 people
- Gopalpur1,436 people
- Chandpur1,435 people
- Harina1,359 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamalpur?832102
- How far is Kamalpur from Jamshedpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalpur?1,460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?49.8% (Census 2011)