# Bhuktandih Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Bhuktandih

Bhuktandih is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 167 households**, the 55th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 768people (2011)
- 167households
- 29.2%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Bhuktandih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhuktandih is 816118.** Bhuktandih falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816118
- Gram panchayatKharukadma
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370886

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

## How far is Bhuktandih from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)31 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)31 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 Bhuktandih?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuktandih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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 · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○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
- ○ATMunder 5 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 Bhuktandih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Bhuktandih

Of every 100 households in Bhuktandih in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhuktandih · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**24%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

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 Bhuktandih?

■ Bhuktandih · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.2%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**968

Working population ****61.8%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.9% for men and 22.6% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 329 (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 Shikaripara

- Bara Chapiria800 people
- Kurumtanr793 people
- Kulkulidonga790 people
- Bhelatanr784 people
- Bankijor748 people
- Jambad734 people
- Simalti728 people
- Balijor725 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhuktandih?816118
- How far is Bhuktandih from Dumka?31 km by road
- What is the population of Bhuktandih?768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhuktandih in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhuktandih?29.2% (Census 2011)