# Porsa Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Porsa

Porsa is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **608 people in 120 households**, the 111th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 608people (2011)
- 120households
- 49.7%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Porsa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGwalkay
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363804

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

## How far is Porsa from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Jugsalai (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 Porsa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Porsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mohanadi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Porsa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 44% of the 288 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 Porsa

Of every 100 households in Porsa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porsa · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**72%

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

**8%

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

**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 ****16%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Porsa?

■ Porsa · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**949

Working population ****51.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 38.6% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (9%) · **■** Marginal 278 (89%)

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

- Baredi625 people
- Jojosai625 people
- Baram Put619 people
- Bhutka615 people
- Chatro602 people
- Barasai Alias Rangamatiya598 people
- Kharband598 people
- Lakhansai598 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Porsa from Jamshedpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Porsa?608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porsa in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Porsa?49.7% (Census 2011)