Coordinates: 22°37′20″N 86°12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E / 22.6221; 86.2133

Potka

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Potka
Village
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Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictEast Singhbhum
Government
 • TypeFederal democracy
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,770
Languages *
 • OfficialHindi, Santali
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 East Singhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Location

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Area overview

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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

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There is a police station at Potka.[3]

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

Demographics

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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

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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

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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 Girl's High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. Now Intermediate has been started in all streams. 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

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