Potkadih Population - Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Potkadih is a medium size village located in Boram Block of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 118 families residing. The Potkadih village has population of 595 of which 288 are males while 307 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potkadih village population of children with age 0-6 is 93 which makes up 15.63 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potkadih village is 1066 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Potkadih as per census is 979, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Potkadih village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Potkadih village was 59.36 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Potkadih Male literacy stands at 72.20 % while female literacy rate was 47.51 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Potkadih 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 Potkadih village.

Potkadih Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	118	-	-
Population	595	288	307
Child (0-6)	93	47	46
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	415	200	215
Literacy	59.36 %	72.20 %	47.51 %
Total Workers	220	143	77
Main Worker	159	-	-
Marginal Worker	61	39	22

Caste Factor

In Potkadih village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 69.75 % of total population in Potkadih village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Potkadih village of Purbi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Potkadih village out of total population, 220 were engaged in work activities. 72.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 220 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.