Potka is a village in the Potka CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the East Singhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Potka | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Potka Location in Jharkhand, India  Potka Potka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′20″N 86°12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | East Singhbhum |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,770 |
| Languages * | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 831002 |
| Telephone/ STD code | 0657 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 05 |
| Literacy | 80.18% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jamshedpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Potka |
| Website | jamshedpur |
Geography
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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
editPotka is located at 22°37′20″N 86°12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E.
Area overview
editThe 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
editThere is a police station at Potka.[3]
The headquarters of Potka CD block is located at Potka village.[4]
Demographics
editAccording 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
editA 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
editKasturba 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
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "District Police Profile – East Singhbhum". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ "0801 Tatanagar-Badampahar DEMU Special". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Potka, Jharkhand". Jharkhand.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "KGBV Potka". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "HS Project Balika". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "MS Potka". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.