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

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Tulshia

Tulshia is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855101**. The 2011 Census counted **10,501 people in 2,311 households**, the 2nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 10,501people (2011)
- 2,311households
- 58.4%literacy
- 855101PIN code

## Tulshia PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code855101
- Gram panchayatTulsia
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222322

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

## How far is Tulshia from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)46 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 11 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 1,219 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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

Of every 100 households in Tulshia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tulshia · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**44%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**99%

Use banking services ****22%**

**16%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**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?

■ Tulshia · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**979

Working population ****28.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 50.5% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 461 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,651 (55%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 256 (8%) · **■** Marginal 616 (20%)

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

- Lachhmipur11,416 people
- Padampur8,522 people
- Padampur8,472 people
- Dahibhat8,344 people
- Sat Kauwa8,112 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tulshia?855101
- How far is Tulshia from Kishanganj?46 km by road
- What is the population of Tulshia?10,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tulshia in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tulshia?58.4% (Census 2011)
