Potka Population - Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand

Potka is a medium size village located in Kharsawan Block of Saraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand with total 97 families residing. The Potka village has population of 476 of which 242 are males while 234 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potka village population of children with age 0-6 is 77 which makes up 16.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potka village is 967 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Potka as per census is 674, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Potka village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Potka village was 58.65 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Potka Male literacy stands at 74.49 % while female literacy rate was 43.35 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Potka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Potka village.

Potka Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	97	-	-
Population	476	242	234
Child (0-6)	77	46	31
Schedule Caste	221	105	116
Schedule Tribe	207	112	95
Literacy	58.65 %	74.49 %	43.35 %
Total Workers	182	114	68
Main Worker	168	-	-
Marginal Worker	14	8	6

Caste Factor

In Potka village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.43 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 43.49 % of total population in Potka village.

Work Profile

In Potka village out of total population, 182 were engaged in work activities. 92.31 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.69 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 182 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.