Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra
# Bhiknahu

Bhiknahu is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825401. The 2011 Census counted 73 people in 11 households, the 222nd largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.
- 73 people (2011)
- 11 households
- 70.8% literacy
- 825401 PIN code

## Bhiknahu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhiknahu is 825401. Bhiknahu falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 825401
- Gram panchayat Karele
- Community development block Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Census village code 348119

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhiknahu from nearby towns?
- Hantarganj (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Chatra (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Chatra (nearest town) 38 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhiknahu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bhiknahu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Hantarganj
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hantarganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hantarganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhiknahu known for?

The main crops are rice. About 9% of the 5 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhiknahu

Of every 100 households in Bhiknahu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhiknahu · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 0% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 100% 44%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 27% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 36%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhiknahu?

■ Bhiknahu · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 70.8% 54.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1086 947
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1667 965
- Working population 20.5% 35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (67%) · ■ Other work 1 (7%) · ■ Marginal 4 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
- Sahotra 81 people
- Erabonga 75 people
- Arjun Khurd 73 people
- Bedauli 73 people
- Nain Chak 71 people
- Salot 71 people
- Satgharwa 67 people
- Bishunpur 65 people

All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhiknahu? 825401
- How far is Bhiknahu from Chatra? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhiknahu? 73 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhiknahu in? Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhiknahu? 70.8% (Census 2011)

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