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

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Jamkandar

Jamkandar is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,128 people in 274 households**, the 23rd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,128people (2011)
- 274households
- 66.7%literacy
- 816118PIN code

## Jamkandar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code816118
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370927

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

## How far is Jamkandar from nearby towns?

- Dumka (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)35 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 Jamkandar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Jamkandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Jamkandar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 75% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Jamkandar

Of every 100 households in Jamkandar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamkandar · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Jamkandar?

■ Jamkandar · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**968

Working population ****50.3%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 55.2% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 550 (97%)

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

- Rajbandh1,184 people
- Palasi1,162 people
- Kauamahal1,152 people
- Gandarakpur1,133 people
- Saharpur1,104 people
- Langopahari1,094 people
- Banspahari1,069 people
- Kuspahari1,049 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamkandar?816118
- How far is Jamkandar from Dumka?35 km by road
- What is the population of Jamkandar?1,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamkandar in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jamkandar?66.7% (Census 2011)