# Papragaru Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Papragaru

Papragaru is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **95 people in 22 households**, the 267th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 95people (2011)
- 22households
- 56.2%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Papragaru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatAmlatola
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363825

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

## How far is Papragaru from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)48 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 Papragaru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Papragaru; 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 · Bargikocha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hishal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Papragaru known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 70 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 Papragaru

Of every 100 households in Papragaru in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Papragaru · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Papragaru?

■ Papragaru · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**949

Working population ****44.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 38.1% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (12%) · **■** Marginal 31 (74%)

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

- Sarasbera115 people
- Karah Kocha Alias Chatani Pa111 people
- Beldi108 people
- Supal Bhalki103 people
- Parsagora90 people
- Chhatna88 people
- Raharjuri88 people
- Haridih85 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Papragaru?832102
- How far is Papragaru from Jamshedpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Papragaru?95 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Papragaru in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Papragaru?56.2% (Census 2011)