About Bucham Village

Bucham is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 292 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bucham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bucham village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816119
Area (hectares)	87.99 hectares
Population	549
Male Population	292
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 Bucham compares

By the 2011 count Bucham is the 89th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 87.99 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bucham

Bucham is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bucham 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhangabandh, Bhelatanr, Bhilaipani and Bhuktandih. 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 Bucham

As per the Census of India 2011, Bucham village had a population of 549. That makes it the 89th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Bucham village has 292 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bucham has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bucham is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bucham covers 87.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bucham falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bucham notes the nearest railway station 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 Bucham.

Bucham is in Shikaripara 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.