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About Thumhia Village

Thumhia is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 411 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Thumhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thumhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 411
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Thumhia compares

By the 2011 count Thumhia is the 93rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Thumhia

Thumhia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thumhia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thumhia from other places

Thumhia lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 8.0 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 Thumhia
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Bikramganj 8.0 km
District headquarters Rohtas 76 km

Villages closest to Thumhia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 Thumhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Thumhia village had a population of 777. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Thumhia village has 411 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thumhia has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Thumhia covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thumhia falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thumhia is Bikramganj, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thumhia.

Thumhia is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thumhia is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 6.3 km away. Bikramganj is about 8.0 km away. Rohtas is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangra (under 2 km), Chiksil (under 2 km) and Chaugai (under 2 km).

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

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