# Kumarkhod Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Kumarkhod

Kumarkhod is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 45 households**, the 76th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 228people (2011)
- 45households
- 74.9%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Kumarkhod PIN code and other codes

Kumarkhod falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatharghatti
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222335

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

## How far is Kumarkhod from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)58 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)20 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 Kumarkhod?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kumarkhod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Kumarkhod known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kumarkhod

Of every 100 households in Kumarkhod in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kumarkhod · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**16%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

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 Kumarkhod?

■ Kumarkhod · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1368**

**979

Working population ****29.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 68 (100%)

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 Dighalbank

- Bansbari337 people
- Maltoli325 people
- Ikra Milik282 people
- Haruadanga260 people
- Kachunala Milik227 people
- Kast Karam Ali151 people
- Dargah Aliganj107 people
- Maldangi58 people

[All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kumarkhod from Kishanganj?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kumarkhod?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumarkhod in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kumarkhod?74.9% (Census 2011)