# Kurkuri Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Kurkuri

Kurkuri is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **493 people in 89 households**, the 60th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 493people (2011)
- 89households
- 55.1%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Kurkuri PIN code and other codes

Kurkuri falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPinjrawan
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260864

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

## How far is Kurkuri from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)25 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)25 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 Kurkuri?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kurkuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pinjarawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kurkuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Kurkuri

Of every 100 households in Kurkuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurkuri · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****84%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kurkuri?

■ Kurkuri · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1236**

**918

Working population ****27.8%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 37.4% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 54 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (53%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%)

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 Kurtha

- Basatpur603 people
- Baid Bigha592 people
- Shahbazpur531 people
- Harpur495 people
- Tali448 people
- Bishunpur444 people
- Kubri423 people
- Madarpur402 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurkuri from Arwal?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kurkuri?493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkuri in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkuri?55.1% (Census 2011)