# Thumhia Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Thumhia

Thumhia is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 121 households**, the 97th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 777people (2011)
- 121households
- 83.0%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Thumhia PIN code and other codes

Thumhia falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChiksil
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251317

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

## How far is Thumhia from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)12 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 Thumhia?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Thumhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Thumhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Thumhia

Of every 100 households in Thumhia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Thumhia · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**66%

Television ****3%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Thumhia?

■ Thumhia · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**926

Working population ****32.0%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 70.5% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 49 (20%)

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 Karakat

- Kesuari802 people
- Kurawan798 people
- Gera791 people
- Biraini782 people
- Majhariya771 people
- Dhanchhuha767 people
- Khairadih738 people
- Shahpur736 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thumhia from Sasaram?51 km by road
- What is the population of Thumhia?777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thumhia in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Thumhia?83.0% (Census 2011)