About Bichkora Village

Bichkora is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 718 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichkora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichkora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	347.5 hectares
Population	1,367
Male Population	718
Female Population	649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichkora compares

By the 2011 count Bichkora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 347.5 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Bichkora

Bichkora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bichkora as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bichkora from other places

Bichkora lies about 33 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bichkora
Nearest railway station	Madankata Railway Station	25 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Bichkora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bichkora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichkora village had a population of 1,367. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Bichkora village has 718 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichkora has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bichkora is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichkora covers 347.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichkora falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichkora is Madankata Railway Station, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bichkora.

Bichkora is about 33 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichkora is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 25 km away. Jāmtāra is about 25 km away. Jama is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.