# Kumar Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Kumar

Kumar is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,946 people in 1,282 households**, the 5th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 5,946people (2011)
- 1,282households
- 68.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Kumar PIN code and other codes

Kumar falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKumar
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258597

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kumar from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)27 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kumar?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kumar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kumar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 658 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kumar

Of every 100 households in Kumar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kumar · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****47%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kumar?

■ Kumar · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**955

Working population ****41.1%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 403 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 632 (26%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 208 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,159 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sikandra

- Sikandra16,805 people
- Mathurapur12,066 people
- Ita Sagar7,058 people
- Gokhula Fatehpur6,109 people
- Maricha5,568 people
- Sijori5,453 people
- Majos4,815 people
- Mahadeo Simaria3,917 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kumar from Jamui?27 km by road
- What is the population of Kumar?5,946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumar in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kumar?68.4% (Census 2011)