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

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Thari

Thari is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,442 people in 934 households**, the 19th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 5,442people (2011)
- 934households
- 42.2%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Thari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatThari
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223338

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

## How far is Thari from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)35 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)3 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 Thari?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Kukraun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 6 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 Thari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Thari

Of every 100 households in Thari in 2011, 15 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thari · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**10%

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

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Thari?

■ Thari · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.2%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**955

Working population ****32.5%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.2% for men and 31.3% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 720 (41%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (6%) · **■** Marginal 783 (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 Dhamdaha

- Champawati5,918 people
- Tarauni Milik5,838 people
- Damaili5,816 people
- Sarsi Istamrar5,767 people
- Bansipurandaha5,430 people
- kuari5,055 people
- Kuari4,995 people
- Damgari4,969 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Thari from Purnia?35 km by road
- What is the population of Thari?5,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thari in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Thari?42.2% (Census 2011)