# Tumkaria Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Tumkaria

Tumkaria is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,267 people in 248 households**, the 102nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,267people (2011)
- 248households
- 67.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Tumkaria PIN code and other codes

Tumkaria falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajpur
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216651

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

## How far is Tumkaria from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)43 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)5 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 Tumkaria?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Tumkaria; 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Tumkaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 122 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 Tumkaria

Of every 100 households in Tumkaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Tumkaria · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Tumkaria?

■ Tumkaria · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**957

Working population ****29.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 54.7% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (18%) · **■** Marginal 126 (34%)

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

- Malda1,367 people
- Laukaria1,348 people
- Nankar1,339 people
- Pipra1,307 people
- Bargajwa1,266 people
- Chanpatia1,258 people
- Khiria1,209 people
- Siswa1,198 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Tumkaria from Bettiah?43 km by road
- What is the population of Tumkaria?1,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tumkaria in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tumkaria?67.5% (Census 2011)