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

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Bichkora

Bichkora is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **218 people in 46 households**, the 201st largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 218people (2011)
- 46households
- 59.4%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Bichkora PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatSapchala
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code372045

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?

- 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bheladaha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 65% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bichkora · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 Bichkora?

■ Bichkora · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**956

Working population ****54.6%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 46.4% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 82 (69%)

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 Masalia

- Pardangal231 people
- Rohara226 people
- Jaruadih224 people
- Uparbandha222 people
- Dumria218 people
- Phulsahari213 people
- Pathrabad212 people
- Amgachhi210 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/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?218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bichkora in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bichkora?59.4% (Census 2011)