| Potka | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 22.6221°N 86.2133°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1770 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages * |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 831002 |
| Area Code: | 0657 |
| Registration Plate: | JH 05 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 80.18% |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Potka is a village in the Potka CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the East Singhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Potka is located at 22.6221°N 86.2133°W.
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.
There is a police station at Potka.[3]
The headquarters of Potka CD block is located at Potka village.[4]
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)
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]
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 Balika High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. 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]