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

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Bucham

Bucham is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816119**. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 100 households**, the 92nd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 549people (2011)
- 100households
- 47.6%literacy
- 816119PIN code

## Bucham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bucham is 816119.** Bucham falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816119
- Gram panchayatBarmesia
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370863

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

## How far is Bucham from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)22 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 Bucham?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bucham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Bucham known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bucham

Of every 100 households in Bucham in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bucham · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****93%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bucham?

■ Bucham · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**968

Working population ****33.2%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 32.9% for women. 41% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (29%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 54 (30%)

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

- Palma566 people
- Parbatpur562 people
- Majhiladih558 people
- Kalaibari556 people
- Jhikara541 people
- Pokharia536 people
- Chukapani535 people
- Harinsinha534 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bucham?816119
- How far is Bucham from Dumka?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bucham?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bucham in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bucham?47.6% (Census 2011)