Potka Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Potka is a village situated in Chakradharpur block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 250 families residing in the village Potka. The total population of Potka is 1,232 out of which 600 are males and 632 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potka is 1,053.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potka village is 192 which is 16% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 91 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potka is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,053) of Potka village.

Population
1,232
Families
250
Literacy
68.17%
Sex Ratio
1,053

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potka is 68.2%. Thus Potka village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.4% of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 80.36% and the female literacy rate is 56.93% in Potka village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Potka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Potka Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Potka village.

Total Male Female
Children 192 101 91
Literacy 68.17% 80.36% 56.93%
Scheduled Caste 4 1 3
Scheduled Tribe 668 325 343
Illiterate 523 199 324

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 54.2% of total population in Potka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potka village out of total population, 571 were engaged in work activities. 12.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 571 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 70 58 12
Cultivators 23 21 2
Agriculture Labourer 6 5 1
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 39 31 8
Marginal Workers 501 257 244
Non Working 661 285 376

Nearby Villages to Potka,

Below are the list of villages near Potka village in Chakradharpur.

Village Population
Kolchakra 1,574
Chelabera 1,237
Jibanbadi 208
Jantalbera 617
Kendo 1,556
Lauriya 1,278
Kuruliya No2 1,621
Ram Chandrapur 271
Banmalipur 536
Tikrachapi 499

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