Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Gulma Gulma is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 848207. The 2011 Census counted 4,245 people in 812 households, the 9th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 4,245 people (2011) - 812 households - 30.3% literacy - 848207 PIN code ## Gulma PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gulma is 848207. Gulma falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 848207 - Gram panchayat Tilkeshwar - Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code 227937 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gulma from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 83 km by road - Rosera (nearest town) 39 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gulma? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gulma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kusheshwar Asthan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Biraul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gulma known for? The main crops are paddy. About 61% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gulma Of every 100 households in Gulma in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gulma · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 2% - Toilet within the home 6% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 91% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 45% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 8% 16% - Television 1% 2% - Mobile phone 58% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 32% 47% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gulma? ■ Gulma · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 30.3% 44.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 933 898 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1094 951 - Working population 43.9% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 42.0% for men and 17.1% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 220 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 687 (37%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 13 (1%) · ■ Marginal 943 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Tilkeswar 6,266 people - Sima 5,820 people - Itahar 5,654 people - Usri 5,047 people - Mahadeo Math 4,063 people - Sisauna 3,948 people - Urthua 3,296 people - Kaunia 2,925 people All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gulma? 848207 - How far is Gulma from Darbhanga? 83 km by road - What is the population of Gulma? 4,245 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulma in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gulma? 30.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/gulma/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.