# Kauamahal Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Kauamahal

Kauamahal is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 261 households**, the 21st largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 1,152people (2011)
- 261households
- 80.4%literacy
- 816103PIN code

## Kauamahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kauamahal is 816103.** Kauamahal falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816103
- Gram panchayatChitggaria
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code371030

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

## How far is Kauamahal from nearby towns?

- Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)45 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 Kauamahal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kauamahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Kauamahal known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 23% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kauamahal

Of every 100 households in Kauamahal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kauamahal · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**97%

Use banking services ****36%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kauamahal?

■ Kauamahal · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**968

Working population ****31.2%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 74.6% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 318 (88%) · **■** Marginal 25 (7%)

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 Shikaripara

- Benagaria1,198 people
- Muraam1,186 people
- Rajbandh1,184 people
- Palasi1,162 people
- Gandarakpur1,133 people
- Jamkandar1,128 people
- Saharpur1,104 people
- Langopahari1,094 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kauamahal?816103
- How far is Kauamahal from Dumka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kauamahal?1,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kauamahal in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kauamahal?80.4% (Census 2011)