# Humbu Village, Herhanj, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Herhanj, Latehar 

# Humbu

Humbu is a village in Herhanj sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 401 households**, the 2nd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.6%.

- 2,308people (2011)
- 401households
- 58.7%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Humbu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Humbu is 822126.** Humbu falls in Herhanj sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatChiru
- Community development blockHerhanj
- Census village code367497

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

## How far is Humbu from nearby towns?

- Herhanj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Latehar (district HQ)73 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)73 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 Humbu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Humbu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Latehar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Latehar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Humbu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 789 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Humbu

Of every 100 households in Humbu in 2011, 48 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Humbu · ■ Herhanj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****15%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**100%

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 Humbu?

■ Humbu · ■ Herhanj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%**

**54.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**960

Working population ****53.6%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 48.8% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 304 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (12%) · **■** Household industry 84 (7%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 661 (53%)

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 Herhanj

- Chiru2,546 people
- Harhenj1,783 people
- Nawada1,347 people
- Ghure1,343 people
- Salaiya1,323 people

[All 51 villages in Herhanj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/herhanj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Humbu?822126
- How far is Humbu from Latehar?73 km by road
- What is the population of Humbu?2,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Humbu in?Latehar district (Herhanj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Humbu?58.7% (Census 2011)