# Kurma Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/kurma/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Kurma Kurma is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,490 people in 952 households**, the 3rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 5,490people (2011) - 952households - 50.4%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Kurma PIN code and other codes Kurma falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKurma - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241108 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurma from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Banka (district HQ)32 km by road - Banka (nearest town)32 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 Kurma? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kurma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Kurma known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment, hand tools and wooden items. About 100% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Kurma Of every 100 households in Kurma in 2011, 38 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurma · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **20% Toilet within the home ****19%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **91% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **91% Use banking services ****23%** **32% Television ****12%** **6% Mobile phone ****37%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kurma? ■ Kurma · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **943 Working population ****31.5%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (23%) · **■** Household industry 166 (10%) · **■** Other work 258 (15%) · **■** Marginal 737 (43%) 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 Dhuraiya - Ahiro10,638 people - Ghasia6,290 people - Bhelai5,436 people - Pair5,425 people - Jaipur4,894 people - Babura4,873 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurma from Banka?32 km by road - What is the population of Kurma?5,490 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurma in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurma?50.4% (Census 2011)