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

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Karketa

Karketa is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 42 households**, the 231st largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 207people (2011)
- 42households
- 72.2%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Karketa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatTangrain
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363757

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

## How far is Karketa from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)30 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 Karketa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chota Harian
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hesal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Karketa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 60% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Karketa

Of every 100 households in Karketa in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karketa · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**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 ****86%**

**34%

Television ****33%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Karketa?

■ Karketa · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**949

Working population ****27.1%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (18%) · **■** Marginal 45 (80%)

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

- Nishchintpur217 people
- Madansai216 people
- Kendmuri210 people
- Begunadih208 people
- Bongadungri206 people
- Sanbasa206 people
- Hariramdi Alias Jojogora199 people
- Upardiha199 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karketa?831002
- How far is Karketa from Jamshedpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Karketa?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karketa in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karketa?72.2% (Census 2011)