# Bhutia Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Bhutia

Bhutia is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,010 people in 778 households**, the 30th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 4,010people (2011)
- 778households
- 57.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Bhutia PIN code and other codes

Bhutia falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDamgari
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223297

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

## How far is Bhutia from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)42 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)8 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 Bhutia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhutia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bhutia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 283 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 Bhutia

Of every 100 households in Bhutia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhutia · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**28%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhutia?

■ Bhutia · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**955

Working population ****48.9%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 412 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (3%) · **■** Marginal 833 (42%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Satmi4,362 people
- Pirankar4,349 people
- Itahari4,218 people
- Dumaria4,191 people
- Khanua3,849 people
- Kishunpur Balua3,103 people
- Harpur2,574 people
- Sihuli2,293 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhutia from Purnia?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bhutia?4,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhutia in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhutia?57.1% (Census 2011)