By population, Potso ranks #19 of 68 villages in Nawadih mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Potso is a village of 2,865 people in 475 households (Census 2011) in Nawadih block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 19th-largest of 68 villages in Nawadih block. Literacy is 53%, 1 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 829144, served by Phusro Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 362232. The sarpanch is UMESH MAHTO, and the village votes in Tundi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mathura Prasad Mahato. The population is estimated at 3,378 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Potso →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potso · this village | 2,865 | 53% | — |
| Bhawani · Nawadih | 1,301 | 51% | — |
| Khaiyo Khar · Nawadih | 718 | 51% | — |
| Khunta · Nawadih | 614 | 59% | — |
| Gormara · Nawadih | 290 | 45% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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