# Dhumnagar Village, Nautan, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/nautan/dhumnagar/ Village · Nautan, Pashchim Champaran # Dhumnagar Dhumnagar is a village in Nautan sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,270 people in 2,785 households**, the 3rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 15,270people (2011) - 2,785households - 58.9%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Dhumnagar PIN code and other codes Dhumnagar falls in Nautan sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhumnagar - Community development blockNautan - Census village code217460 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhumnagar from nearby towns? - Nautan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)10 km by road - Bettiah (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 Dhumnagar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dhumnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nautan Dube - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Dhumnagar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 777 hectares of village land is sown, and 532 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 Dhumnagar Of every 100 households in Dhumnagar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhumnagar · ■ Nautan rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **3% Toilet within the home ****20%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****35%** **30% Television ****10%** **5% Mobile phone ****46%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **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 Dhumnagar? ■ Dhumnagar · ■ Nautan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **925 Working population ****30.5%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 45.2% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 496 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,622 (35%) · **■** Household industry 21 (0%) · **■** Other work 481 (10%) · **■** Marginal 2,037 (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 Nautan - Nautan Dube31,190 people - Telua15,787 people - Siurajpur12,912 people - Tola Khadda12,734 people - Mangalpur Gudaria9,805 people - Tola Jhakhra8,637 people [All 45 villages in Nautan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/nautan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhumnagar from Bettiah?10 km by road - What is the population of Dhumnagar?15,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhumnagar in?Pashchim Champaran district (Nautan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhumnagar?58.9% (Census 2011)