# Dhumnagiar Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/dhumnagiar/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Dhumnagiar Dhumnagiar is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,288 people in 949 households**, the 9th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 5,288people (2011) - 949households - 55.4%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Dhumnagiar PIN code and other codes Dhumnagiar falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhumnagar - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216667 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhumnagiar from nearby towns? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)40 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)2 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 Dhumnagiar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhumnagiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Dhumnagiar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Dhumnagiar Of every 100 households in Dhumnagiar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhumnagiar · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **5% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****28%** **36% Television ****12%** **7% Mobile phone ****43%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **24% Own their home ****96%** **99% 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 Dhumnagiar? ■ Dhumnagiar · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **957 Working population ****33.5%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 44.7% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (17%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 358 (20%) · **■** Marginal 961 (54%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Kesaria5,880 people - Dhobaha5,822 people - Anjua5,561 people - Belwa5,525 people - Kukurha5,233 people - Barwa Barauli5,008 people - Bheriharwa4,908 people - Kehunia4,866 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhumnagiar from Bettiah?40 km by road - What is the population of Dhumnagiar?5,288 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhumnagiar in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhumnagiar?55.4% (Census 2011)