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

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Kandar

Kandar is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 46 households**, the 224th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 224people (2011)
- 46households
- 61.3%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Kandar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatHarina
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363826

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

## How far is Kandar from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)52 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)50 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 Kandar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hishal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Kandar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kandar

Of every 100 households in Kandar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kandar · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****48%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Kandar?

■ Kandar · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**949

Working population ****63.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 46.1% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 101 (71%) · **■** Marginal 42 (29%)

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

- Hatnabera228 people
- Nuagaon227 people
- Turkudi226 people
- Dhadhkidi224 people
- Bara Ramgarh223 people
- Ghatiduba221 people
- Nishchintpur217 people
- Madansai216 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kandar?831002
- How far is Kandar from Jamshedpur?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kandar?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kandar in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kandar?61.3% (Census 2011)