# Kuruwa Village, Palasbari, Kamrup (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Palasbari, Kamrup 

# Kuruwa

Kuruwa is a village in Palasbari sub-district of Kamrup district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 165 households**, the 63rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 778people (2011)
- 165households
- 86.9%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Kuruwa PIN code and other codes

Kuruwa falls in Palasbari sub-district, Kamrup district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatRani Bholagaon
- Community development blockRani
- Census village code303313

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

## How far is Kuruwa from nearby towns?

- Palasbari (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Amingaon (district HQ)27 km by road
- Palasbari (nearest town)12 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 Kuruwa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amranga
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Amranga
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mirza
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Kuruwa known for?

The main crops are **rice, jute and mustard seeds**. Products made here include bamboo craft, bamboo craft and textile. About 77% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kuruwa

Of every 100 households in Kuruwa in 2011, 71 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kuruwa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**75%

Use banking services ****64%**

**50%

Television ****50%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Kuruwa?

■ Kuruwa · ■ Palasbari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**941

Working population ****32.0%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 83.4% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 122 (49%) · **■** Marginal 97 (39%)

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 Palasbari

- Kenduri Gaon873 people
- Titua Gaon843 people
- Guimara826 people
- Sadilapur791 people
- Ghoramara777 people
- Losana775 people
- Puijala715 people
- Umchur710 people

[All 194 villages in Palasbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/palasbari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuruwa from Amingaon?27 km by road
- What is the population of Kuruwa?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuruwa in?Kamrup district (Palasbari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Kuruwa?86.9% (Census 2011)