Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj
# Kumhia

Kumhia is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,922 people in 816 households, the 21st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.
- 3,922 people (2011)
- 816 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 951 females per 1,000 males

## Kumhia PIN code and other codes

Kumhia falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ikra
- Community development block Dighalbank
- Census village code 222372

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kumhia from nearby towns?
- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kumhia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kumhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road 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 · Dighalbank
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kumhia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 659 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 Kumhia

Of every 100 households in Kumhia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kumhia · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 9%
- Toilet within the home 4% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 95%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 56% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 12% 16%
- Television 2% 5%
- Mobile phone 41% 34%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 29% 30%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kumhia?

■ Kumhia · ■ Dighalbank rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 49.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 951 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1019 979
- Working population 31.0% 32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 50.6% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 270 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 555 (46%) · ■ Other work 66 (5%) · ■ Marginal 323 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank
- Singhimari 4,918 people
- Lohargarha 4,584 people
- Kalpir Pathar Ghatti 4,512 people
- Mahamari 4,412 people
- Kachunala 3,921 people
- Singhimari Milik 3,834 people
- Lohagarha 3,603 people
- Algachhia 3,275 people

All 81 villages in Dighalbank

## Quick answers
- How far is Kumhia from Kishanganj? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Kumhia? 3,922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumhia in? Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kumhia? 59.5% (Census 2011)

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