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

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Sikra

Sikra is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 34 households**, the 244th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 185people (2011)
- 34households
- 75.8%literacy
- 832102PIN code

## Sikra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikra is 832102.** Sikra falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832102
- Gram panchayatSolda
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363792

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

## How far is Sikra from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)29 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 Sikra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sikra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Sikra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 71% of the 20 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 Sikra

Of every 100 households in Sikra in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sikra · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**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 ****38%**

**34%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Sikra?

■ Sikra · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**949

Working population ****31.9%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 67.1% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (8%) · **■** Other work 11 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (41%)

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

- Sindurgauri190 people
- Jhaliyabera188 people
- Sadedi186 people
- Bankati185 people
- Chhota Pichkabasa182 people
- Roteda169 people
- Marangmali168 people
- Rangamatiya168 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikra?832102
- How far is Sikra from Jamshedpur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Sikra?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikra in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sikra?75.8% (Census 2011)