About Bichkoria Village

Bichkoria is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 281 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichkoria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichkoria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	530
Male Population	281
Female Population	249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 Bichkoria compares

By the 2011 count Bichkoria is the 71st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bichkoria

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

Bichkoria 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 Bichkoria
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 Bichkoria

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 Bichkoria

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichkoria village had a population of 530. That makes it the 71st largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bichkoria village has 281 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichkoria has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bichkoria covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bichkoria falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichkoria 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 Bichkoria.

Bichkoria 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.

Bichkoria 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.