# Kumthal Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/kumthal/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Kumthal Kumthal is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828205**. The 2011 Census counted **817 people in 152 households**, the 128th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 817people (2011) - 152households - 77.9%literacy - 828205PIN code ## Kumthal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kumthal is 828205.** Kumthal falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828205 - Gram panchayatKhashuri - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362025 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kumthal from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)20 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 Kumthal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kumthal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poddardih - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nirsa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Devli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Kumthal known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 79% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kumthal Of every 100 households in Kumthal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kumthal · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **79% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****12%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%** **37% Use banking services ****82%** **53% Television ****68%** **47% Mobile phone ****52%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **13% Own their home ****99%** **88% 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 Kumthal? ■ Kumthal · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **945 Working population ****30.5%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 67.7% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 22 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (48%) · **■** Marginal 106 (43%) 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 Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Jitpur873 people - Katajani855 people - Hariharpur836 people - Sirpuria825 people - Talberia816 people - Bhursa810 people - Palasia801 people - Chainpur798 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kumthal?828205 - How far is Kumthal from Dhanbad?35 km by road - What is the population of Kumthal?817 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kumthal in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kumthal?77.9% (Census 2011)