# Bichkilla Village, Pratappur, Chatra (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pratappur, Chatra 

# Bichkilla

Bichkilla is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825403**. The 2011 Census counted **766 people in 115 households**, the 56th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 766people (2011)
- 115households
- 74.4%literacy
- 825403PIN code

## Bichkilla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bichkilla is 825403.** Bichkilla falls in Pratappur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825403
- Gram panchayatMonya
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code348297

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bichkilla from nearby towns?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ)80 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town)80 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bichkilla?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bichkilla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chatra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chatra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bichkilla known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 58% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bichkilla

Of every 100 households in Bichkilla in 2011, 0 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bichkilla · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**29%

Television ****7%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bichkilla?

■ Bichkilla · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1274**

**1002

Working population ****46.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 62.8% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (15%) · **■** Marginal 151 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pratappur

- Bhusia851 people
- Dulibigha812 people
- Narainpur805 people
- Bilaspur769 people
- Panti755 people
- Gerua735 people
- Bhaunraj725 people
- Kewalia707 people

[All 176 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bichkilla?825403
- How far is Bichkilla from Chatra?80 km by road
- What is the population of Bichkilla?766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichkilla in?Chatra district (Pratappur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bichkilla?74.4% (Census 2011)