# Bihma Village, Tarapur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tarapur, Munger 

# Bihma

Bihma is a village in Tarapur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,331 people in 426 households**, the 12th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 2,331people (2011)
- 426households
- 84.1%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Bihma PIN code and other codes

Bihma falls in Tarapur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBihma
- Community development blockTarapur
- Census village code243160

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

## How far is Bihma from nearby towns?

- Tarapur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)35 km by road
- Munger (nearest town)35 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 Bihma?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Bihma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Bihma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Bihma

Of every 100 households in Bihma in 2011, 53 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bihma · ■ Tarapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****76%**

**53%

Television ****33%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bihma?

■ Bihma · ■ Tarapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**940

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 249 (34%) · **■** Marginal 320 (44%)

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 Tarapur

- Khanpur2,497 people
- Beladih2,479 people
- Gonaili2,433 people
- Rajgur2,397 people
- Parsa2,280 people
- Khaira2,248 people
- Rangaon2,192 people
- Araunga2,031 people

[All 78 villages in Tarapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/tarapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bihma from Munger?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bihma?2,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bihma in?Munger district (Tarapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bihma?84.1% (Census 2011)