Bajkum, Latehar
Bajkum (बाजकूम) is a village located in the Latehar Subdivision of Latehar district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Latehar block and comes under Dhankara Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Chatra parliament constituency and Latehar assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Bajkum is 1.6 thousands out of which 815 are males and rest 763 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 936 females per 1000 males. There are around 204 teenagers in Bajkum. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 909 persons can read and write. Total 250 people belonging to scheduled caste and 430 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 267 households in Bajkum, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 318. The pincode of Bajkum is 829207 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Latehar Rsso Sub Post office
- Labarpur Branch Post office
- Ledhpa Branch Post office
- Makka Branch Post office
- Nawagarh Branch Post office
Schools
Bajkum has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
Hospitals
Bajkum has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Sarju
- Health Sub-Center Kend
- Tarwadih Health Sub-Center
- Health Sub-Center Nawaidh
- Health Sub-Center Lawarpur
Banks
Bajkum has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.