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About Thumbhi Village

Thumbhi is a small village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 228 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Thumbhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumbhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 228
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thumbhi compares

By the 2011 count Thumbhi is the 188th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Thumbhi

Thumbhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thumbhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Thumbhi from other places

Thumbhi 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 Thumbhi
Nearest railway station Ankorha 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabinagar 16 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km

Villages closest to Thumbhi

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 Thumbhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumbhi village had a population of 439. That makes it the 188th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Thumbhi village has 228 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumbhi has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Thumbhi covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thumbhi falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thumbhi 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thumbhi.

Thumbhi 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.

Thumbhi is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Ankorha is about 5.9 km away. Nabinagar is about 16 km away. Nabīnagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thumba (under 2 km), Barki Regania (under 2 km) and Babhandih (1.5 km).

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

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