# Biskota Village, Majhgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Majhgaon, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Biskota

Biskota is a village in Majhgaon sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833214**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 59 households**, the 77th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 289people (2011)
- 59households
- 40.3%literacy
- 833214PIN code

## Biskota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Biskota is 833214.** Biskota falls in Majhgaon sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833214
- Gram panchayatTartaria
- Community development blockMajhgaon
- Census village code378459

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

## How far is Biskota from nearby towns?

- Chaibasa (district HQ)73 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)73 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 Biskota?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Biskota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tartaria
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Biskota known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 50% of the 164 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 Biskota

Of every 100 households in Biskota in 2011, 0 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Biskota · ■ Majhgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**24%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Biskota?

■ Biskota · ■ Majhgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****509**

**998

Working population ****55.4%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.0% for men and 31.4% for women. 51% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (24%) · **■** Marginal 111 (69%)

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 Majhgaon

- Kalkalgutu316 people
- Olhaniyan316 people
- Kadajaint310 people
- Kumardih299 people
- Khajuria283 people
- Tuntakata276 people
- Pandki264 people
- Chhota Belma257 people

[All 88 villages in Majhgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/majhgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Biskota?833214
- How far is Biskota from Chaibasa?73 km by road
- What is the population of Biskota?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Biskota in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Majhgaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Biskota?40.3% (Census 2011)