# Pogrosai Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Pogrosai

Pogrosai is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **726 people in 193 households**, the 87th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 726people (2011)
- 193households
- 77.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Pogrosai PIN code and other codes

Pogrosai falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKalikapur
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363691

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

## How far is Pogrosai from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)42 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 Pogrosai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pogrosai; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- 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 Pogrosai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Pogrosai

Of every 100 households in Pogrosai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pogrosai · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**9%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****45%**

**34%

Television ****7%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pogrosai?

■ Pogrosai · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****603**

**949

Working population ****27.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 63.5% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (7%) · **■** Marginal 136 (68%)

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

- Turi767 people
- Jurgusigdi Alias Chhota Sigd763 people
- Dudhkundi746 people
- Jahatu746 people
- Rugrisai720 people
- Digarsai719 people
- Tiring705 people
- Buruhatu693 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pogrosai from Jamshedpur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Pogrosai?726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pogrosai in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pogrosai?77.0% (Census 2011)