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About Bikma Village

Bikma is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 214 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835201
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 214
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bikma compares

By the 2011 count Bikma is the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bikma

Bikma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bikma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bikma from other places

Bikma lies about 40 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 6.9 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 Bikma
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 6.9 km
District headquarters Gumla 40 km
Nearest town Gumlā 40 km

Villages closest to Bikma

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

Common questions about Bikma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikma village had a population of 428. That makes it the 56th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Bikma village has 214 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikma has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bikma is 835201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikma covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bikma falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bikma is Pakra, about 6.9 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 <5 km distance for Bikma.

Bikma is about 40 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikma is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 6.2 km away. Pakra is about 6.9 km away. Gumla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkoili (under 2 km), Chhotkoili Alias Danrkoili (under 2 km) and Akra (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bikma today is likely to be higher.

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