# Matkamdi Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Matkamdi

Matkamdi is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 204 households**, the 59th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 977people (2011)
- 204households
- 74.0%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Matkamdi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatKalikapur
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363693

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

## How far is Matkamdi from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)38 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 Matkamdi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Matkamdi; 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
- ●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
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Matkamdi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Matkamdi

Of every 100 households in Matkamdi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matkamdi · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****28%**

**34%

Television ****34%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Matkamdi?

■ Matkamdi · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**949

Working population ****24.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 62.5% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (38%) · **■** Marginal 59 (25%)

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

- Janamdi1,040 people
- Dorkasai1,037 people
- Tangarsai1,037 people
- Kundru Kocha1,010 people
- Basila974 people
- Dhobni959 people
- Chhota Amda955 people
- Roladi953 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Matkamdi?832102
- How far is Matkamdi from Jamshedpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Matkamdi?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matkamdi in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Matkamdi?74.0% (Census 2011)