Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur # Kumaitha Kumaitha is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 7,817 people in 1,420 households, the 5th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 7,817 people (2011) - 1,420 households - 62.8% literacy - 902 females per 1,000 males ## Kumaitha PIN code and other codes Kumaitha falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Nayagaon - Community development block Sultanganj - Census village code 239680 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kumaitha from nearby towns? - Sultanganj (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 47 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town) 17 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kumaitha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kumaitha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sultanganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sultanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kumaitha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 501 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kumaitha Of every 100 households in Kumaitha in 2011, 12 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kumaitha · ■ Sultanganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 26% - Toilet within the home 37% 35% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 63% - Tap water 8% 7% - Drinking water within premises 39% 38% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 88% - Use banking services 46% 54% - Television 9% 18% - Mobile phone 61% 54% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 22% 31% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kumaitha? ■ Kumaitha · ■ Sultanganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.8% 65.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 902 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 948 942 - Working population 35.8% 33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.0% for men and 54.9% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 266 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 207 (7%) · ■ Household industry 400 (14%) · ■ Other work 243 (9%) · ■ Marginal 1,685 (60%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sultanganj - Akbarnagar 31,773 people - Masdi 9,496 people - Nawada 9,462 people - Gangania 8,676 people - Mirhati 7,404 people - Maheshi 5,838 people - Dhanhi Belari 5,321 people - Kamarganj 4,619 people All 150 villages in Sultanganj ## Quick answers - How far is Kumaitha from Bhagalpur? 47 km by road - What is the population of Kumaitha? 7,817 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kumaitha in? Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kumaitha? 62.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sultanganj/kumaitha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.