# Lerakocha Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Lerakocha

Lerakocha is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 83 households**, the 151st largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 443people (2011)
- 83households
- 54.3%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Lerakocha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatNarda
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363872

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

## How far is Lerakocha from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)40 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 Lerakocha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Lerakocha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Jamsedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamsedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Lerakocha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 261 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 Lerakocha

Of every 100 households in Lerakocha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lerakocha · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**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 ****41%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Lerakocha?

■ Lerakocha · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1270**

**949

Working population ****57.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 42.2% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 254 (100%)

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

- Tulgram456 people
- Bhelaidi452 people
- Makundasai451 people
- Doyarsini446 people
- Sidhirsai443 people
- Katashol438 people
- Butgora433 people
- Paharpur431 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lerakocha?831002
- How far is Lerakocha from Jamshedpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Lerakocha?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lerakocha in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lerakocha?54.3% (Census 2011)