Bhika, Dumka, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 12, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bhika


The village Bhika is located in Dumka C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It comes under Dumka Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 15 kilometers away from Bhika.

Travel and Communication for Bhika


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bhika


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Bhika is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Bhika is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Bhika


As per available data from the year 2009, 581 persons live in 122 house holds in the village Bhika. There are 301 female individuals and 280 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.81% and males constitute 48.19% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled castes persons of which 0 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 0% and males constitute 100% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.17% of the total population.

There are 579 scheduled tribes persons of which 300 are females and 279 are males. Females constitute 51.81% and males constitute 48.19% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 99.66% of the total population.

Population density of Bhika is 479.45 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bhika


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Total area of Bhika is 121.18 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 41.3 ha. About 36.52 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6 ha is irrigated area. About 3 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 10.44 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 45.7 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 9.42 ha is culturable waste land. About 14.32 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bhika


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Malgaro, which is less than 5 kms away from Bhika.

There is a government primary school in the village Bhika.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Marko, which is less than 5 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

Colleges in Bhika


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

Other Educational Facilities in Bhika


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

Healthcare Facilities in Bhika


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Bhika.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Bhika.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Bhika.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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