# Kanikola Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Kanikola

Kanikola is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **535 people in 114 households**, the 131st largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 535people (2011)
- 114households
- 57.2%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Kanikola PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatAsanbani
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363627

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

## How far is Kanikola from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)29 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 Kanikola?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kanikola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asanbani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bangoda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Kanikola known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 348 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 Kanikola

Of every 100 households in Kanikola in 2011, 75 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanikola · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Kanikola?

■ Kanikola · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1341**

**949

Working population ****32.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 46.7% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (38%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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

- Birdha557 people
- Nuagram552 people
- Pariyasai543 people
- Jhagarsai536 people
- Radur533 people
- Mohuldiha521 people
- Serengdih520 people
- Darusai518 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanikola?832102
- How far is Kanikola from Jamshedpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kanikola?535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanikola in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kanikola?57.2% (Census 2011)