# Bhumai Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Bhumai

Bhumai is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,652 people in 274 households**, the 52nd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,652people (2011)
- 274households
- 69.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Bhumai PIN code and other codes

Bhumai falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code258021

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

## How far is Bhumai from nearby towns?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)16 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)16 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 Bhumai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhumai; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Bhumai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Bhumai

Of every 100 households in Bhumai in 2011, 16 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhumai · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**38%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**40%

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 Bhumai?

■ Bhumai · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**950

Working population ****54.8%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 60.4% for women. 55% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (23%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 644 (71%)

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 Akbarpur

- Runnipur1,752 people
- Khaira Buzurg1,744 people
- Aswan1,726 people
- Pakari1,660 people
- Sherpur1,636 people
- Ratanpur1,621 people
- Madaini1,573 people
- Dhandhari1,529 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhumai from Nawada?16 km by road
- What is the population of Bhumai?1,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhumai in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhumai?69.9% (Census 2011)