# Banjhiam Village, Kathikund, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kathikund, Dumka 

# Banjhiam

Banjhiam is a village in Kathikund sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814103**. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 18 households**, the 185th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%.

- 79people (2011)
- 18households
- 22.1%literacy
- 814103PIN code

## Banjhiam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Banjhiam is 814103.** Banjhiam falls in Kathikund sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814103
- Gram panchayatBara Chaparia
- Community development blockKathikund
- Census village code370797

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

## How far is Banjhiam from nearby towns?

- Kathikund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)33 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 Banjhiam?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Banjhiam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Potwariya
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kathikund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Banjhiam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 33% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Banjhiam

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

■ Banjhiam · ■ Kathikund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****63%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**29%

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 Banjhiam?

■ Banjhiam · ■ Kathikund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.1%**

**54.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**983

Working population ****57.0%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.3% for men and 9.1% for women. 55% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 45 (100%)

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 Kathikund

- Lakraphela90 people
- Kadarmara88 people
- Kanrrapahari86 people
- Chhota Sarwapani80 people
- Pelendaha78 people
- Bandubera74 people
- Sijuadum73 people
- Magahir66 people

[All 197 villages in Kathikund](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/kathikund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Banjhiam?814103
- How far is Banjhiam from Dumka?33 km by road
- What is the population of Banjhiam?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banjhiam in?Dumka district (Kathikund sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Banjhiam?22.1% (Census 2011)