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

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Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia 

# Dimia

Dimia is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,185 people in 1,351 households**, the 3rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 7,185people (2011)
- 1,351households
- 48.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Dimia PIN code and other codes

Dimia falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDimia
- Community development blockJalalgarh
- Census village code223632

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

## How far is Dimia from nearby towns?

- Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)34 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)22 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 Dimia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dimia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Dimia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 605 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Dimia

Of every 100 households in Dimia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dimia · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**51%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dimia?

■ Dimia · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**950

Working population ****36.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.8% for men and 40.8% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 395 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (25%) · **■** Household industry 70 (3%) · **■** Other work 51 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,435 (55%)

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

- Ekamba10,530 people
- Jalalgarh7,585 people
- Begampur5,442 people
- Bharaili5,372 people
- Baisa5,204 people
- Harchandpur4,530 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dimia from Purnia?34 km by road
- What is the population of Dimia?7,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dimia in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dimia?48.1% (Census 2011)