Village · Pirtanr, Giridih
# Bikatpur

Bikatpur is a village in Pirtanr sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825108. The 2011 Census counted 416 people in 72 households, the 100th largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.
- 416 people (2011)
- 72 households
- 19.8% literacy
- 825108 PIN code

## Bikatpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bikatpur is 825108. Bikatpur falls in Pirtanr sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 825108
- Gram panchayat Bandh
- Community development block Pirtanr
- Census village code 352890

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bikatpur from nearby towns?
- Pirtanr (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bikatpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bikatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bikatpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 7% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bikatpur

Of every 100 households in Bikatpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bikatpur · ■ Pirtanr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 1% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 7% 42%
- Television 0% 6%
- Mobile phone 19% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 48% 35%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bikatpur?

■ Bikatpur · ■ Pirtanr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 19.8% 52.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1101 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1390 967
- Working population 52.4% 48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.9% for men and 9.9% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 12 (6%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 197 (90%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pirtanr
- Chatro 434 people
- Bhawanand 430 people
- Majhiandih 427 people
- Sohnabad 421 people
- Birgaon 415 people
- Pokharia 415 people
- Kabriabera 407 people
- Pandedih 405 people

All 197 villages in Pirtanr

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bikatpur? 825108
- How far is Bikatpur from Giridih? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Bikatpur? 416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bikatpur in? Giridih district (Pirtanr sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bikatpur? 19.8% (Census 2011)

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