# Porahatu, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Porahatu

Porahatu is a village in [Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/) sub-district of [Purbi Singhbhum](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/) district, [Jharkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/), PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 61 households**, the 171st largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 378people (2011)
- 61households
- 65.8%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Porahatu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatChakari
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363845

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

## How far is Porahatu from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)30 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 Porahatu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Porahatu; 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 · Hesal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Porahatu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 166 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 Porahatu

Of every 100 households in Porahatu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porahatu · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**9%

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

**3%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****23%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Porahatu?

■ Porahatu · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1630**

**949

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 51.0% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (12%) · **■** Marginal 96 (53%)

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

- Bara Hariyan386 people
- Narayanpur384 people
- Mohanadi379 people
- Jhapan378 people
- Bargikocha377 people
- Chadradih374 people
- Swargchhira374 people
- Chandanpur366 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porahatu?831002
- How far is Porahatu from Jamshedpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Porahatu?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porahatu in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Porahatu?65.8% (Census 2011)