# Tulshia Kasht Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar)

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Tulshia Kasht

Tulshia Kasht is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855101**. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 119 households**, the 62nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 549people (2011)
- 119households
- 68.6%literacy
- 855101PIN code

## Tulshia Kasht PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tulshia Kasht is 855101.** Tulshia Kasht falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855101
- Gram panchayatTulsia
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222321

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

## How far is Tulshia Kasht from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)10 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 Tulshia Kasht?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Tulshia Kasht; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Tulshia Kasht known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Tulshia Kasht

Of every 100 households in Tulshia Kasht in 2011, 19 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Tulshia Kasht · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**9%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

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

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**99%

Use banking services ****43%**

**16%

Television ****31%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tulshia Kasht?

■ Tulshia Kasht · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186**

**979

Working population ****25.1%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 59.9% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 55 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (44%) · **■** Other work 22 (16%)

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

- Chhota Garumara599 people
- Mulabari594 people
- Pakamari573 people
- Kachunala Milik558 people
- Tapu510 people
- Dargah Rasulganj504 people
- Teli Bhita494 people
- Dargah kanchanbari493 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tulshia Kasht?855101
- How far is Tulshia Kasht from Kishanganj?47 km by road
- What is the population of Tulshia Kasht?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tulshia Kasht in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tulshia Kasht?68.6% (Census 2011)
