# Shiling Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Shiling

Shiling is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 109 households**, the 122nd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 569people (2011)
- 109households
- 63.8%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Shiling PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatTangrain
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363866

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

## How far is Shiling from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)32 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 Shiling?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shiling; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karandi
- ○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
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Shiling known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 45% of the 283 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 Shiling

Of every 100 households in Shiling in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shiling · ■ 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 ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****4%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Shiling?

■ Shiling · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1318**

**949

Working population ****53.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 210 (69%)

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

- Gomeyasai586 people
- Nachsai579 people
- Udal574 people
- Damudi571 people
- Pandarshole567 people
- Majgaon565 people
- Burudi563 people
- Kope559 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shiling?831002
- How far is Shiling from Jamshedpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Shiling?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiling in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shiling?63.8% (Census 2011)