About Bichkara Village

Bichkara is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 102 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichkara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	196
Male Population	102
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
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 Bichkara compares

By the 2011 count Bichkara is the 193rd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bichkara

Bichkara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bichkara 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 Bichkara from other places

Bichkara 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 Bichkara
Nearest railway station	Madankata Railway Station	25 km
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	33 km

Villages closest to Bichkara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 Bichkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichkara village had a population of 196. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bichkara village has 102 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichkara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bichkara covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bichkara falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichkara 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 Bichkara.

Bichkara 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.

Bichkara is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Madankata Railway Station is about 25 km away. Jāmtāra is about 25 km away. Masalia is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.