# Urthua Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/urthua/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Urthua Urthua is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **848207**. The 2011 Census counted **3,296 people in 654 households**, the 12th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 3,296people (2011) - 654households - 36.8%literacy - 848207PIN code ## Urthua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Urthua is 848207.** Urthua falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code848207 - Gram panchayatTilkeshwar - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code227938 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Urthua from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)83 km by road - Rosera (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 Urthua? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Urthua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Urthua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 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 Urthua Of every 100 households in Urthua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Urthua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****4%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****8%** **16% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****32%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **47% Own their home ****100%** **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 Urthua? ■ Urthua · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%** **44.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **951 Working population ****42.1%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.2% for men and 17.9% for women. 47% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 459 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 561 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 359 (26%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Usri5,047 people - Gulma4,245 people - Mahadeo Math4,063 people - Sisauna3,948 people - Kaunia2,925 people - Mahisaut2,861 people - Anrahi2,369 people - Barania2,353 people [All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Urthua?848207 - How far is Urthua from Darbhanga?83 km by road - What is the population of Urthua?3,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urthua in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Urthua?36.8% (Census 2011)