# Kurna Village, Katoria, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katoria, Banka 

# Kurna

Kurna is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 30 households**, the 242nd largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 151people (2011)
- 30households
- 61.3%literacy
- 798females per 1,000 males

## Kurna PIN code and other codes

Kurna falls in Katoria sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDewasi
- Community development blockKatoria
- Census village code241968

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

## How far is Kurna from nearby towns?

- Katoria (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)38 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)38 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 Kurna?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Kurna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Tilaiya
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angora Jabra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Katoria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Kurna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kurna

Of every 100 households in Kurna in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurna · ■ Katoria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kurna?

■ Kurna · ■ Katoria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****798**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****524**

**948

Working population ****31.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Farm labourers 8 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%) · **■** Marginal 36 (75%)

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 Katoria

- Tola Gauratanr153 people
- Tola Puranchih153 people
- Asanbani152 people
- Tola Mohipur Kurawa152 people
- Tola Sonabaran151 people
- Tola Sarua145 people
- Tola Bathnabaran142 people
- Tola Domadih142 people

[All 379 villages in Katoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/katoria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurna from Banka?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kurna?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurna in?Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurna?61.3% (Census 2011)