# Pahar Amchua Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand)

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Pahar Amchua

Pahar Amchua is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **138 people in 31 households**, the 208th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 138people (2011)
- 31households
- 71.2%literacy
- 816103PIN code

## Pahar Amchua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pahar Amchua is 816103.** Pahar Amchua falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816103
- Gram panchayatPokharia
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code371017

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

## How far is Pahar Amchua from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)41 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)41 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 Pahar Amchua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pahar Amchua; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes, 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 Pahar Amchua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lohe ka saman. About 18% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pahar Amchua

Of every 100 households in Pahar Amchua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pahar Amchua · ■ 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 ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****19%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**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 Pahar Amchua?

■ Pahar Amchua · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**968

Working population ****42.8%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 57.1% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (8%) · **■** Other work 7 (12%) · **■** Marginal 43 (73%)

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

- Chirudih148 people
- Bhangabandh146 people
- Saharbera146 people
- Belbuni Upar144 people
- Siulibana133 people
- Kadanigaria128 people
- Karmachua124 people
- Kharipahar121 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pahar Amchua?816103
- How far is Pahar Amchua from Dumka?41 km by road
- What is the population of Pahar Amchua?138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pahar Amchua in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pahar Amchua?71.2% (Census 2011)