About Bilkandi Village

Bilkandi is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 456 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkandi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814144
Area (hectares)	251.77 hectares
Population	877
Male Population	456
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilkandi compares

By the 2011 count Bilkandi is the 24th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 251.77 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1010.

Getting to Bilkandi

Bilkandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bilkandi as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhelaigarh, Bhitra, Bhurabali and Bhuski. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bilkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilkandi village had a population of 877. That makes it the 24th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Bilkandi village has 456 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkandi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Bilkandi is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilkandi covers 251.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bilkandi falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bilkandi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilkandi.

Bilkandi is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.