# Dhumtola Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Dhumtola

Dhumtola is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854317**. The 2011 Census counted **1,015 people in 185 households**, the 54th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,015people (2011)
- 185households
- 46.0%literacy
- 854317PIN code

## Dhumtola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhumtola is 854317.** Dhumtola falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854317
- Gram panchayatShahpur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224843

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

## How far is Dhumtola from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)52 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)16 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 Dhumtola?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhumtola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shadipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Dhumtola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Dhumtola

Of every 100 households in Dhumtola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhumtola · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhumtola?

■ Dhumtola · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**953

Working population ****31.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.5% for men and 37.6% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 289 (90%)

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 Balrampur

- Baidol1,128 people
- Pharsara1,121 people
- Pandaul1,095 people
- Ajgaha1,043 people
- Gorra Samalpur995 people
- Sidhua985 people
- Rautara984 people
- Bohar964 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhumtola?854317
- How far is Dhumtola from Katihar?52 km by road
- What is the population of Dhumtola?1,015 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhumtola in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhumtola?46.0% (Census 2011)