About Bichagutu Village

Bichagutu is a small village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 169 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bichagutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichagutu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Tantnagar
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	137 hectares
Population	341
Male Population	169
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
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 Bichagutu compares

By the 2011 count Bichagutu is the 65th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bichagutu

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

Bichagutu lies about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 20 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 Bichagutu
Tehsil headquarters	Tantnagar	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Jhinkpani	20 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	23 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	39 km

Villages closest to Bichagutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichagutu village had a population of 341. That makes it the 65th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Bichagutu village has 169 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichagutu has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bichagutu is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bichagutu covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bichagutu falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bichagutu is Jhinkpani, about 20 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 Bichagutu.

Bichagutu is about 39 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bichagutu is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 5.9 km away. Jhinkpani is about 20 km away. Chāībāsa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.