# Dhusmal Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Dhusmal

Dhusmal is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,576 people in 513 households**, the 20th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 2,576people (2011)
- 513households
- 35.7%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Dhusmal PIN code and other codes

Dhusmal falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhusmal
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223947

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

## How far is Dhusmal from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)75 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)28 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 Dhusmal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhusmal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kankai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Dhusmal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Dhusmal

Of every 100 households in Dhusmal in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhusmal · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**20%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**14%

Television ****5%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

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 Dhusmal?

■ Dhusmal · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.7%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**950

Working population ****18.9%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.3% for men and 29.6% for women. 33% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 65 (13%)

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 Baisa

- Kaujia2,706 people
- Domohani2,585 people
- Pokharia2,579 people
- Aulai2,578 people
- Runki2,558 people
- Chopar2,538 people
- Majhgaon2,535 people
- Ghataro2,477 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhusmal from Purnia?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dhusmal?2,576 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhusmal in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhusmal?35.7% (Census 2011)