# Sona Posh Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Sona Posh

Sona Posh is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 67 households**, the 187th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 314people (2011)
- 67households
- 45.4%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Sona Posh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatHensri
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363740

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

## How far is Sona Posh from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)28 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 Sona Posh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sona Posh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 9 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 Sona Posh known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 66 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 Sona Posh

Of every 100 households in Sona Posh in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sona Posh · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**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 ****0%**

**34%

Television ****13%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Sona Posh?

■ Sona Posh · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**949

Working population ****47.8%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 34.6% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 145 (97%)

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

- Narayanpur333 people
- Bara Bhalki327 people
- Namokhayerpal325 people
- Saharjuri321 people
- Bhagabera309 people
- Rajabasa308 people
- Tilingkocha306 people
- Chhota Tilaijhor302 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sona Posh?831002
- How far is Sona Posh from Jamshedpur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Sona Posh?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sona Posh in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sona Posh?45.4% (Census 2011)