Village · Shikaripara, Dumka # Banjha Kend Banjha Kend is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814119. The 2011 Census counted 6 people in 1 household, the 242nd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 6 people (2011) - 1 household - 50.0% literacy - 814119 PIN code ## Banjha Kend PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banjha Kend is 814119. Banjha Kend falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 814119 - Gram panchayat Herapur - Community development block Shikaripara - Census village code 370991 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banjha Kend from nearby towns? - Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Dumka (district HQ) 55 km by road - Dumka (nearest town) 55 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banjha Kend? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Banjha Kend; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kathpahari - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banjha Kend known for? The main crops are rice. About 88% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banjha Kend Of every 100 households in Banjha Kend 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. ■ Banjha Kend · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 93% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 0% 24% - Television 0% 7% - Mobile phone 0% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 0% 31% - 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 Banjha Kend? ■ Banjha Kend · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 968 - Working population 16.7% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 33% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 1 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara - Jadupara 28 people - Belbuni 27 people - Salaipahar 27 people - Dhanuadih 13 people All 261 villages in Shikaripara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banjha Kend? 814119 - How far is Banjha Kend from Dumka? 55 km by road - What is the population of Banjha Kend? 6 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banjha Kend in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Banjha Kend? 50.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/banjha-kend/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.