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About Potka Village

Potka is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 600 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Potka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Potka village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 1,232
Male Population 600
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Potka compares

By the 2011 count Potka is the 34th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Potka

Potka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Potka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Potka from other places

Potka lies about 11 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Potka
Tehsil headquarters Chakradharpur under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Potka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakradharpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Potka

As per the Census of India 2011, Potka village had a population of 1,232. That makes it the 34th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Potka village has 600 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Potka has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Potka is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Potka covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Potka falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Potka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Potka.

Potka is about 11 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Potka is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about under 2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichinda (under 2 km), Kendo (under 2 km) and Jibanbadi (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Potka today is likely to be higher.

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