# Dhusmar Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia 

# Dhusmar

Dhusmar is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854325**. The 2011 Census counted **2,521 people in 510 households**, the 20th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 21.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 2,521people (2011)
- 510households
- 21.8%literacy
- 854325PIN code

## Dhusmar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhusmar is 854325.** Dhusmar falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854325
- Gram panchayatSauntha
- Community development blockJalalgarh
- Census village code223652

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

## How far is Dhusmar from nearby towns?

- Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)7 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 Dhusmar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Jalalagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 3 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 Dhusmar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Dhusmar

Of every 100 households in Dhusmar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhusmar · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**29%

Television ****18%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Dhusmar?

■ Dhusmar · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****21.8%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**950

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.1% for men and 16.3% for women. 42% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 573 (73%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 118 (15%)

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 Jalalgarh

- Chak2,810 people
- Bhatgawan2,609 people
- Baghua2,533 people
- Junhari2,522 people
- Matiarpur2,479 people
- Bhatauli2,306 people
- Dhanganwan Kankhudia2,251 people
- Sarsauni2,060 people

[All 47 villages in Jalalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhusmar?854325
- How far is Dhusmar from Purnia?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dhusmar?2,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhusmar in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dhusmar?21.8% (Census 2011)