# Swargchhira Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Swargchhira

Swargchhira is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **831002**. The 2011 Census counted **374 people in 73 households**, the 174th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 374people (2011)
- 73households
- 65.3%literacy
- 831002PIN code

## Swargchhira PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code831002
- Gram panchayatSankarda
- Community development blockPotka
- Census village code363678

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

## How far is Swargchhira from nearby towns?

- Potka (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)31 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)30 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 Swargchhira?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Swargchhira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankarda
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Swargchhira known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 377 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 Swargchhira

Of every 100 households in Swargchhira in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Swargchhira · ■ Potka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**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 ****7%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Swargchhira?

■ Swargchhira · ■ Potka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**949

Working population ****32.6%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 52.2% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (9%) · **■** Other work 37 (30%) · **■** Marginal 74 (61%)

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

- Jhapan378 people
- Porahatu378 people
- Bargikocha377 people
- Chadradih374 people
- Chandanpur366 people
- Gorinda363 people
- Hitbasa362 people
- Birgram348 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Swargchhira?831002
- How far is Swargchhira from Jamshedpur?31 km by road
- What is the population of Swargchhira?374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Swargchhira in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Swargchhira?65.3% (Census 2011)