# Porabhumri Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Porabhumri

Porabhumri is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **804 people in 149 households**, the 80th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 804people (2011)
- 149households
- 60.8%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Porabhumri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatChandpur
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363666

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

## How far is Porabhumri from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)18 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 Porabhumri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Porabhumri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Potka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Porabhumri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Porabhumri

Of every 100 households in Porabhumri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porabhumri · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**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 ****60%**

**34%

Television ****3%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Porabhumri?

■ Porabhumri · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1203**

**949

Working population ****30.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 48.0% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (30%) · **■** Marginal 147 (60%)

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

- Tangrain824 people
- Maghuwasai813 people
- Dokarsai812 people
- Kutsuri807 people
- Putlupung792 people
- Datbera781 people
- Turi767 people
- Jurgusigdi Alias Chhota Sigd763 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porabhumri?831002
- How far is Porabhumri from Jamshedpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Porabhumri?804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porabhumri in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Porabhumri?60.8% (Census 2011)