# Kurthiya Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/kurthiya/ Village · Barhampur, Buxar # Kurthiya Kurthiya is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,602 people in 210 households**, the 37th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%. - 1,602people (2011) - 210households - 63.5%literacy - 839females per 1,000 males ## Kurthiya PIN code and other codes Kurthiya falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhadwar - Community development blockBarhampur - Census village code248044 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurthiya from nearby towns? - Barhampur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)40 km by road - Dumraon (nearest town)22 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 Kurthiya? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kurthiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaugain - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Kurthiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Kurthiya Of every 100 households in Kurthiya in 2011, 1 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kurthiya · ■ Barhampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****22%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **89% Use banking services ****75%** **60% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****81%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **17% 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 Kurthiya? ■ Kurthiya · ■ Barhampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **67.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **930 Working population ****31.3%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (51%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 52 (10%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%) 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 Barhampur - Baswar1,789 people - Kathia1,779 people - Rajpur1,721 people - Dubauli1,635 people - Garhatha Kalan1,503 people - Garhatha Khurd1,358 people - Adharpa1,268 people - Bharkhar1,242 people [All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurthiya from Buxar?40 km by road - What is the population of Kurthiya?1,602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurthiya in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurthiya?63.5% (Census 2011)