Geographic Location of Biktam

The village Biktam is located in Meral (Pipra Kalan) C.D.Block of Garhwa District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Biktam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Meral (pipra Kalan) Community Development Block. The nearest town is Garhwa, which is about 10 kilometers away from Biktam.

Travel and Communication for Biktam

There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Biktam

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

Social Structure of Biktam

As per available data from the year 2009, 2008 persons live in 416 house holds in the village Biktam. There are 951 female individuals and 1057 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.36% and males constitute 52.64% of the total population.

There are 530 scheduled castes persons of which 243 are females and 287 are males. Females constitute 45.85% and males constitute 54.15% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 26.39% of the total population.

Population density of Biktam is 307.01 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Biktam

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Total area of Biktam is 654.05 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 187.65 ha. About 98.5 ha is un-irrigated area. About 89.15 ha is irrigated area. About 55.05 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 34.1 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 26.73 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.56 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 4.9 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 8.22 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 13.71 ha is culturable waste land. About 8.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 6.17 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Biktam

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Garhwa, which is 5-10 kms away from Biktam.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Biktam.

There is a government middle school in the village Biktam.

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

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

Colleges in Biktam

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 Garhwa, which is 5-10 kms away from Biktam.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Biktam

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Biktam

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Biktam.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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