# Kurma Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Kurma

Kurma is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813204**. The 2011 Census counted **2,781 people in 526 households**, the 31st largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,781people (2011)
- 526households
- 36.7%literacy
- 813204PIN code

## Kurma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurma is 813204.** Kurma falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code813204
- Gram panchayatMathurapur
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239294

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?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)16 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kurma; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kahalgaow
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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**. About 88% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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, 27 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurma · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**32%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**44%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****23%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.7%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**947

Working population ****40.2%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 27.8% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (7%) · **■** Marginal 884 (79%)

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 Colgong

- Sian2,851 people
- Antichak2,830 people
- Harchandpur2,815 people
- Kasri2,801 people
- Bhader2,739 people
- Channo2,625 people
- Madhorampur2,623 people
- Khoja Dhanaura2,583 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurma?813204
- How far is Kurma from Bhagalpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kurma?2,781 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurma in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurma?36.7% (Census 2011)