Bhikia, Jharigam
Bhikia is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Umarkote Tehsil in Nabarangpur district of Odisha, which falls under Jharigam block. Rakhiram Banjara is the President of Bhikia Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address ratandey.ukt@gmail.com and mobile number 93370xxx96. The Panchayat landline number is 993**759. The Secretary is Johar Gond, who can be reached at email address johar.gond@gmail.com and mobile number 99371xxx88. The Panchayat address is Bhikia GP, Peo, Bhikhya, Pincode - 764076. You can reach there by taking a bus till Jharigam bus stop which is a bit far away.
As on April 2024, the current population of Bhikia is 2.3 thousands out of which 1.2 thousands are males and rest 1.1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 991 females per 1000 males. There are around 396 teenagers in Bhikia. It has literacy rate of 33% which means around 762 persons can read and write. Total 165 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.5 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 493 households in Bhikia, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 1.3 thousands. The pincode of Bhikia is 764073 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Umerkote Sub Post office
- Umerkote Bazar Sub Post office
- Adhikariguda Branch Post office
- Hirapur Branch Post office
- Jamranda Branch Post office
Schools
Bhikia has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Ssd High School, Bhamini
- Pendrani Higher Secondary School Umerkote
- Badabharandi Ssd High School
- Govt Ssd High School B.S. Padar
- S.L.N. Public School
Hospitals
Bhikia has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sub-Center Sanabasini
- Sub-Center Chikalpadar
- Kursi Primary Health Center
- Sub-Center Sunabeda
- Sub-Center Beheda
Banks
Bhikia has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
- Bank of Baroda Umarkote
- DCB Bank Umerkote
- ICICI Bank Umerkote
- Punjab National Bank Umerkot
- State Bank of India Umerkote
Covered villages
Bhikia Gram Panchayat manages total 4 villages.