# Sathkurwa Village, Shamho Akha Kurha, Begusarai (Bihar)

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Village · Shamho Akha Kurha, Begusarai 

# Sathkurwa

Sathkurwa is a village in Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **315 people in 59 households**, the 7th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 315people (2011)
- 59households
- 78.5%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Sathkurwa PIN code and other codes

Sathkurwa falls in Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkbar Pur Barari
- Community development blockShamho Akha Kurha
- Census village code238482

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

## How far is Sathkurwa from nearby towns?

- Shamho Akha Kurha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)27 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town)27 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 Sathkurwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kha Kurha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Sathkurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Sathkurwa

Of every 100 households in Sathkurwa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sathkurwa · ■ Shamho Akha Kurha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**34%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****41%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**28%

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 Sathkurwa?

■ Sathkurwa · ■ Shamho Akha Kurha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**924

Working population ****25.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (90%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Shamho Akha Kurha

- Akbarpur Barari4,677 people
- Akbarpur1,091 people
- Sonbarsa722 people
- Salha391 people

[All 59 villages in Shamho Akha Kurha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/shamho-akha-kurha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sathkurwa from Begusarai?27 km by road
- What is the population of Sathkurwa?315 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sathkurwa in?Begusarai district (Shamho Akha Kurha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sathkurwa?78.5% (Census 2011)