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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BASANTI DEVI
Contact: 82****3800
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- LGD code
- 361348
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population
- 545
- Households
- 97
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Sex ratio
- 879 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 195
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhikhnidih compares
By population, Bhikhnidih ranks #64 of 114 villages in Topchanchi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.8%
+8.6% vs mandal average
- Bhikhnidih
- 68.8%
- Topchanchi mandal
- 60.2%
- Dhanbad district
- 64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
879
−45 vs mandal average
- Bhikhnidih
- 879
- Topchanchi mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Bhikhnidih
- 5.6
- Topchanchi mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhikhnidih at a glance
Bhikhnidih is a village of 545 people in 97 households (Census 2011) in Topchanchi block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 64th-largest of 114 villages in Topchanchi block. Literacy is 69%, 9 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 879 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828402, served by Topchanchi post office; the LGD village code is 361348. The sarpanch is BASANTI DEVI, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 643 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Bhikhnidih
- LGD code
- 361348
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 545
- Population (projected 2026)
- 643
- Households
- 97
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 879
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BASANTI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Topchanchi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 828402
- KharioTopchanchi mandal5,465 pop
- Rama KundaTopchanchi mandal4,297 pop
- ChitarpurTopchanchi mandal4,187 pop
- SingdahaTopchanchi mandal3,737 pop
- Bhuiya ChitroTopchanchi mandal3,295 pop
- Dumdumi Alias NarkopiTopchanchi mandal3,265 pop
- Sri RampurTopchanchi mandal3,191 pop
- ChaitaTopchanchi mandal3,109 pop
- MatariTopchanchi mandal3,103 pop
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Other villages in Topchanchi mandal
View all 60+ →- Khario
- Rama Kunda
- Chitarpur
- Singdaha
- Bhuiya Chitro
- Dumdumi Alias Narkopi
- Sri Rampur
- Chaita
- Matari
- Lokbad
- Madaidih
- Dhangi
- Tantri
- Gendanawadih
- Pradhan Khuta
- Ledatand
- Pawapur
- Korkota
- Naro
- Kamta
- Mohanpur
- Kherabera
- Brahmandiha
- Kandedih
- Pakarbera
- Belmi
- Fatehpur Alias Khantdih
- Dayabanspahar
- Chaurapatti
- Khurdih
- Bhaghmara
- Ledwadih
- Sidhabad
- Lachhmipur
- Asnasinagha
- Chirudih
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)