# Bichkora Village, Jama, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Bichkora

Bichkora is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **1,367 people in 265 households**, the 5th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 1,367people (2011)
- 265households
- 64.4%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Bichkora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bichkora is 814146.** Bichkora falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatKhatangi
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371690

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

## How far is Bichkora from nearby towns?

- Jama (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)30 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 Bichkora?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bichkora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palojori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 2 h winter

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 Bichkora known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 348 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Bichkora

Of every 100 households in Bichkora in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bichkora · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**45%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bichkora?

■ Bichkora · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810**

**981

Working population ****60.9%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 50.3% for women. 59% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (5%) · **■** Marginal 637 (77%)

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 Jama

- Bara2,737 people
- Palasi1,688 people
- Tapsi1,490 people
- Katangi1,369 people
- Sarsabad1,348 people
- Asanjor1,344 people
- Chiknia1,321 people
- Thanpur1,238 people

[All 320 villages in Jama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bichkora?814146
- How far is Bichkora from Dumka?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bichkora?1,367 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichkora in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bichkora?64.4% (Census 2011)