Potka

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This article is about the village in Jharkhand. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Potka block. For 2 its name sake assembly constituency, see Potka (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Potka
Village
Potka is located in Jharkhand
Potka
Potka
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 22°37′20″N 86°12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E / 22.6221; 86.2133Coordinates: 22°37′20″N 86°12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E / 22.6221; 86.2133
Country India
StateJharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,770
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
831002
Telephone/ STD code0657
Vehicle registrationJH 05
Literacy80.18%
Lok Sabha constituencyJamshedpur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPotka
Websitejamshedpur.nic.in

Potka is a village in the Potka CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[]

[Interactive fullscreen map]
Cities, towns and locations in East Singhbhum district in Kolhan Division (Locations around Jamshedpur are shown in the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration map - see Bagbera Colony page)
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location[]

Potka is located at

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22°37′20″N 86��12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E / 22.6221; 86.2133.

Area overview[]

The area shown in the map “forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.[1]The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration[]

There is a police station at Potka.[3]

The headquarters of Potka CD block is located at Potka village.[4]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Potka had a total population of 1,770, of which 935 (53%) were males and 835 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 246. The total number of literate persons in Potka was 1,222 (80.18% of the population over 6 years). [5]

(*For language details see Potka block#Language and religion)

Transport[]

A short stretch of Hata-Musabani Road links Potka to Hata, where State Highway 6 meets National Highway 220.[6]

Haludpukur Railway Station on the Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line is located 8 km away.[7][8]

Education[]

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 603 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[9]

Project Balika High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 224 books.[10]

Middle School Potka is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1953.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  2. ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile – East Singhbhum". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 89: Map of Potka CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 363701, Pages 182-183: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  6. ^ Google maps
  7. ^ "0801 Tatanagar-Badampahar DEMU Special". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Potka, Jharkhand". Jharkhand.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  9. ^ "KGBV Potka". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ^ "HS Project Balika". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ^ "MS Potka". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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