# Kuriawan Village, Garhpura, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhpura, Begusarai 

# Kuriawan

Kuriawan is a village in Garhpura sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,230 people in 1,181 households**, the 6th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 5,230people (2011)
- 1,181households
- 50.9%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Kuriawan PIN code and other codes

Kuriawan falls in Garhpura sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKoriyama
- Community development blockGarhpura
- Census village code237498

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

## How far is Kuriawan from nearby towns?

- Garhpura (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)26 km by road
- Begusari (nearest town)26 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 Kuriawan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kuriawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kuriawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Kuriawan

Of every 100 households in Kuriawan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuriawan · ■ Garhpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Kuriawan?

■ Kuriawan · ■ Garhpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**901

Working population ****43.1%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 38.9% for women. 51% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 575 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (30%) · **■** Household industry 430 (19%) · **■** Other work 241 (11%) · **■** Marginal 333 (15%)

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 Garhpura

- Kumharson11,280 people
- Sonwan10,234 people
- Malipur6,329 people
- Rajaur6,075 people
- Korai5,183 people
- Sujanpur5,068 people
- Sakra4,416 people
- Musepur4,191 people

[All 36 villages in Garhpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/garhpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuriawan from Begusarai?26 km by road
- What is the population of Kuriawan?5,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuriawan in?Begusarai district (Garhpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kuriawan?50.9% (Census 2011)