Village · Shikaripara, Dumka # Patharghara Patharghara is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816103. The 2011 Census counted 88 people in 22 households, the 222nd largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 88 people (2011) - 22 households - 70.7% literacy - 816103 PIN code ## Patharghara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Patharghara is 816103. Patharghara falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816103 - Gram panchayat Maluti - Community development block Shikaripara - Census village code 371056 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Patharghara from nearby towns? - Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Dumka (district HQ) 54 km by road - Dumka (nearest town) 54 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Patharghara? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Patharghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dhandhara - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shikaripara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shikaripara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Patharghara known for? The main crops are rice. About 30% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Patharghara Of every 100 households in Patharghara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Patharghara · ■ 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 59% 24% - Television 0% 7% - Mobile phone 23% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 27% 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 Patharghara? ■ Patharghara · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.7% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 796 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 625 968 - Working population 43.2% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 44.1% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1 (3%) · ■ Other work 15 (39%) · ■ Marginal 22 (58%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara - Labapara 101 people - Beharakuri 96 people - Saharpur 95 people - Lakhnasara 88 people - Purpahar 87 people - Behrapahari 85 people - Gumropahar 81 people - Partabpur 76 people All 261 villages in Shikaripara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Patharghara? 816103 - How far is Patharghara from Dumka? 54 km by road - What is the population of Patharghara? 88 (Census 2011) - Which district is Patharghara in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Patharghara? 70.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/patharghara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.