# Biktam Village, Meral, Garhwa (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Meral, Garhwa 

# Biktam

Biktam is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822114**. The 2011 Census counted **2,008 people in 416 households**, the 20th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 2,008people (2011)
- 416households
- 63.8%literacy
- 822114PIN code

## Biktam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biktam is 822114.** Biktam falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822114
- Gram panchayatBiktam
- Community development blockMeral
- Census village code347662

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

## How far is Biktam from nearby towns?

- Meral (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ)10 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town)10 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 Biktam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Biktam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Biktam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 654 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Biktam

Of every 100 households in Biktam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Biktam · ■ Meral rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****35%**

**35%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

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 Biktam?

■ Biktam · ■ Meral rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**948

Working population ****42.8%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 51.4% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 171 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (6%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 601 (70%)

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 Meral

- Panduhan2,640 people
- Sangbaria2,304 people
- Patara2,142 people
- Dewgana2,050 people
- Tisartetuka1,987 people
- Gobardaha1,914 people
- Pendli1,685 people
- Loadag1,567 people

[All 77 villages in Meral](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/garhwa/meral/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biktam?822114
- How far is Biktam from Garhwa?10 km by road
- What is the population of Biktam?2,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biktam in?Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Biktam?63.8% (Census 2011)