# Bhikhi Village, Chhatarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhatarpur, Palamu 

# Bhikhi

Bhikhi is a village in Chhatarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 236 households**, the 38th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,316people (2011)
- 236households
- 45.9%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Bhikhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhikhi is 822123.** Bhikhi falls in Chhatarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatMurumdag
- Community development blockChhatarpur
- Census village code365531

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

## How far is Bhikhi from nearby towns?

- Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)50 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 Bhikhi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chattarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Bhikhi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 501 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 Bhikhi

Of every 100 households in Bhikhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhikhi · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhikhi?

■ Bhikhi · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807**

**960

Working population ****40.7%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 40.0% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 135 (25%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 377 (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 Chhatarpur

- Bandhudih1,386 people
- Murumdag1,382 people
- Karma Kalan1,336 people
- Naso1,334 people
- Kurkuta1,298 people
- Marumdag1,287 people
- Okraha1,270 people
- Chaukhara Bandhudih1,264 people

[All 142 villages in Chhatarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/chhatarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhikhi?822123
- How far is Bhikhi from Medininagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhi?1,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhi in?Palamu district (Chhatarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhi?45.9% (Census 2011)