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Telaidi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
By population, Telaidi ranks #214 of 291 villages in Potka mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Telaidi is a village of 236 people in 52 households (Census 2011) in Potka block, East Singhbum district, Jharkhand, the 214th-largest of 291 villages in Potka block. Literacy is 32%, 21 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,088 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 831002, served by Tatanagar post office; the LGD village code is 363799. The sarpanch is AMRIT MAJHI, and the village votes in Jugsalai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mangal Kalindi. The population is estimated at 278 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tentla →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telaidi · this village | 236 | 32% | — |
| Tetla · Potka | 1,899 | 51% | — |
| Gitilata · Potka | 1,499 | 59% | — |
| Bara Banduya · Potka | 1,041 | 54% | — |
| Turi · Potka | 767 | 59% | — |
| Chhota Banduya · Potka | 508 | 48% | — |
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.
Centred on Potka mandal
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