# Kurwa Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Kurwa

Kurwa is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **900 people in 180 households**, the 85th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 900people (2011)
- 180households
- 67.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Kurwa PIN code and other codes

Kurwa falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMusahari
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221555

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

## How far is Kurwa from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)15 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 Kurwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Kurwa

Of every 100 households in Kurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurwa · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**20%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kurwa?

■ Kurwa · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**955

Working population ****30.4%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.1% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (36%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%)

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 Forbesganj

- Khamkol1,082 people
- Baghua1,079 people
- Bhawanipur941 people
- Amgachhi934 people
- Sukhirampur894 people
- Dumaria841 people
- Lachhmipur Gachh776 people
- Rahikpur736 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurwa from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kurwa?900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurwa in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurwa?67.3% (Census 2011)