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About Thumba Village

Thumba is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 272 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thumba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumba village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Pincode 824101
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 272
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumba compares

By the 2011 count Thumba is the 162nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Thumba

Thumba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thumba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thumba from other places

Thumba lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Ankorha, about 5.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Thumba
Nearest railway station Ankorha 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 15 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 15 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Thumba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabinagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Thumba

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumba village had a population of 535. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Thumba village has 272 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumba has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Thumba is 824101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thumba covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thumba falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thumba is Ankorha, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thumba.

Thumba is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumba is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ankorha is about 5.9 km away. Nabinagar is about 15 km away. Nabīnagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thumbhi (under 2 km), Barki Regania (under 2 km) and Babhandih (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Thumba today is likely to be higher.

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