About Bichkora Village

Bichkora is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 108 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.5 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	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	41.5 hectares
Population	218
Male Population	108
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
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 the 182nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 41.5 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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	Masalia	33 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 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 Bichkora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichkora village had a population of 218. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bichkora village has 108 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichkora has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bichkora covers 41.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichkora falls under Masalia 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 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.