Bichkora, Jama, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bichkora


The village Bichkora is located in Jama C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Bechhiya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jama Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 10 kilometers away from Bichkora.

Travel and Communication for Bichkora


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bichkora


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A brief summary of available data for Bichkora 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 Bichkora


As per available data from the year 2009, 223 persons live in 45 house holds in the village Bichkora. There are 113 female individuals and 110 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.67% and males constitute 49.33% of the total population.

There are 1 scheduled castes persons of which 1 are females and 0 are males. Females constitute 100% and males constitute 0% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.45% of the total population.

There are 219 scheduled tribes persons of which 111 are females and 108 are males. Females constitute 50.68% and males constitute 49.32% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 98.21% of the total population.

Population density of Bichkora is 359.68 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bichkora


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Total area of Bichkora is 62 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 14.6 ha. About 18.6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.58 ha is irrigated area. About 2.6 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 0.68 ha is irrigated by waterfalls.

About 7.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 3.6 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 15 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 1.9 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 8.3 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bichkora


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

There is a government primary school in the village Bichkora.

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

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dumka, which is 5-10 kms away from Bichkora.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is 5-10 kms away from Bichkora.

Colleges in Bichkora


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 Bichkora.

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 Bichkora.

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 Bichkora.

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 Bichkora.

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 Bichkora.

Other Educational Facilities in Bichkora


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 Bichkora.

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 Bichkora.

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 Bichkora.

Healthcare Facilities in Bichkora


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Bichkora.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Bichkora.

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

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Bichkora.

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

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