Potka is a village in the
Potka CD block in the
Dhalbhum subdivision
Dhalbhum subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the East Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Dhalbhum subdivision was created in 1920 with Jamshedpur as headquarters.
Administrative se ...
of the
East Singhum district in the
India
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state
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of
Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Potka is located at .
Area overview
The area shown in the map "forms a part of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...
and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the
Subarnarekha and the
Kharkai. 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.
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.
The headquarters of Potka CD block is located at Potka village.
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).
(*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.
Haludpukur Railway Station on the
Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line is located 8 km away.
Education
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls’ secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India.
History
The plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004. It was then integr ...
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.
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.
Middle School Potka is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1953.
References
{{Kolhan Division
Villages in East Singhbhum district