# Sarmanda Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/sarmanda/ Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum # Sarmanda Sarmanda is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,310 people in 278 households**, the 36th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%. - 1,310people (2011) - 278households - 66.6%literacy - 832107PIN code ## Sarmanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarmanda is 832107.** Sarmanda falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832107 - Gram panchayatPotka - Community development blockPotka - Census village code363714 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarmanda from nearby towns? - Potka (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)24 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town)23 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 Sarmanda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarmanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hesal - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)4 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 Sarmanda known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 270 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 Sarmanda Of every 100 households in Sarmanda in 2011, 78 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sarmanda · ■ Potka rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **72% Toilet within the home ****9%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **83% Use banking services ****35%** **34% Television ****26%** **21% Mobile phone ****39%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sarmanda? ■ Sarmanda · ■ Potka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **63.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****678** **949 Working population ****31.6%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 57.9% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 23 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 53 (13%) · **■** Marginal 320 (77%) 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 - Gangadi1,342 people - Shankarda1,338 people - Gargaon1,327 people - Dholadi1,324 people - Bandhdih1,298 people - Bara Bhumri1,256 people - Chakre1,223 people - Tilaitanr1,203 people [All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarmanda?832107 - How far is Sarmanda from Jamshedpur?24 km by road - What is the population of Sarmanda?1,310 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarmanda in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Sarmanda?66.6% (Census 2011)