# Bilkandi Village, Ranishwar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ranishwar, Dumka 

# Bilkandi

Bilkandi is a village in Ranishwar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814144**. The 2011 Census counted **877 people in 231 households**, the 26th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 877people (2011)
- 231households
- 82.2%literacy
- 814144PIN code

## Bilkandi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bilkandi is 814144.** Bilkandi falls in Ranishwar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814144
- Gram panchayatBilkandi
- Community development blockRanishwar
- Census village code371229

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

## How far is Bilkandi from nearby towns?

- Ranishwar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)37 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)37 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 Bilkandi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranibahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Bilkandi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 92% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Bilkandi

Of every 100 households in Bilkandi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bilkandi · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**28%

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 Bilkandi?

■ Bilkandi · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**973

Working population ****36.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 76.8% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (24%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 59 (19%) · **■** Marginal 103 (32%)

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 Ranishwar

- Amjora1,003 people
- Tongra989 people
- Gobindpur966 people
- Ranabandh948 people
- Sijua874 people
- Manikdih855 people
- Chapuria835 people
- Kadma826 people

[All 217 villages in Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilkandi?814144
- How far is Bilkandi from Dumka?37 km by road
- What is the population of Bilkandi?877 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilkandi in?Dumka district (Ranishwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bilkandi?82.2% (Census 2011)