# Potka Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Potka

Potka is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833220**. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 97 households**, the 73rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 476people (2011)
- 97households
- 58.6%literacy
- 833220PIN code

## Potka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potka is 833220.** Potka falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833220
- Gram panchayatBurudih
- Community development blockKharsawan
- Census village code378740

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

## How far is Potka from nearby towns?

- Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Seraikela Kharsawan (district HQ)15 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)12 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 Potka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Potka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharsawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Potka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 65% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Potka

Of every 100 households in Potka in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potka · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**71%

Television ****14%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Potka?

■ Potka · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****674**

**947

Working population ****38.2%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 43.3% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Household industry 43 (24%) · **■** Other work 53 (29%) · **■** Marginal 14 (8%)

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 Kharsawan

- Ramgarh513 people
- Baramsal509 people
- Begnadih496 people
- Tankodih495 people
- Kotoalsai463 people
- Sonaposi457 people
- Barahsai430 people
- Mohalisai422 people

[All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potka?833220
- How far is Potka from Seraikela Kharsawan?15 km by road
- What is the population of Potka?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potka in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Potka?58.6% (Census 2011)