About Bhuktandih Village

Bhuktandih is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 391 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhuktandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhuktandih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	377 hectares
Population	768
Male Population	391
Female Population	377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
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 Bhuktandih compares

By the 2011 count Bhuktandih is the 54th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bhuktandih

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

Bhuktandih lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Jamtara, about 27 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 Bhuktandih
Nearest town	Jāmtāra	27 km
Nearest railway station	Jamtara	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	31 km

Villages closest to Bhuktandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhuktandih village had a population of 768. That makes it the 54th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bhuktandih village has 391 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhuktandih has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhuktandih is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhuktandih covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhuktandih falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhuktandih is Jamtara, about 27 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 Bhuktandih.

Bhuktandih is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhuktandih is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Jāmtāra is about 27 km away. Jamtara is about 27 km away. Shikaripara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.