Amchua, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Amchua


The village Amchua is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Chitragaria Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 45 kilometers away from Amchua.

Travel and Communication for Amchua


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Amchua


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

A brief summary of available data for Amchua 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 Amchua


As per available data from the year 2009, 632 persons live in 132 house holds in the village Amchua. There are 301 female individuals and 331 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.63% and males constitute 52.37% of the total population.

There are 537 scheduled tribes persons of which 261 are females and 276 are males. Females constitute 48.6% and males constitute 51.4% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 84.97% of the total population.

Population density of Amchua is 291.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Amchua


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Total area of Amchua is 217 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 92.28 ha. About 71.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 21.1 ha is irrigated area. About 4.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7.2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 9.7 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 9.58 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6.4 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 7.4 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 33.76 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 34.17 ha is culturable waste land. About 28.69 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 4.72 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Amchua


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

There is a government primary school in the village Amchua.

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

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

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 Amchua.

Colleges in Amchua


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 Amchua.

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 Amchua.

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 Amchua.

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 Amchua.

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 Amchua.

Other Educational Facilities in Amchua


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 Amchua.

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 Amchua.

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 Amchua.

Healthcare Facilities in Amchua


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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Amchua.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Amchua.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Amchua.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Amchua.

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

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

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

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

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

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