Bucham, Shikaripara, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 9, 2024.

Geographic Location of Bucham


The village Bucham is located in Shikaripara C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Barmesia Gram Panchayat. It comes under Shikaripara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 22 kilometers away from Bucham.

Travel and Communication for Bucham


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Bucham


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

A brief summary of available data for Bucham 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 Bucham


As per available data from the year 2009, 549 persons live in 100 house holds in the village Bucham. There are 257 female individuals and 292 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.81% and males constitute 53.19% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled castes persons of which 2 are females and 0 are males. Females constitute 100% and males constitute 0% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 0.36% of the total population.

There are 71 scheduled tribes persons of which 38 are females and 33 are males. Females constitute 53.52% and males constitute 46.48% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 12.93% of the total population.

Population density of Bucham is 623.93 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Bucham


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Total area of Bucham is 87.99 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 37.66 ha. About 24.24 ha is un-irrigated area. About 37.64 ha is irrigated area. About 6.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 7.3 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 24.24 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 7.1 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 7.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 6.2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 3.33 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 7.4 ha is culturable waste land. About 11 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 8.2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Bucham


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

There is a government primary school in the village Bucham.

There is a government middle school in the village Bucham.

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

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 Bucham.

Colleges in Bucham


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 Bucham.

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 Bucham.

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 Bucham.

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 Bucham.

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 Bucham.

Other Educational Facilities in Bucham


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 Bucham.

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 Bucham.

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 Bucham.

Healthcare Facilities in Bucham


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Bucham.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Bucham.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Bucham.

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

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

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

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

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Bucham.

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

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

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