# Kurmathu Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Kurmathu

Kurmathu is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,444 people in 233 households**, the 28th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,444people (2011)
- 233households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Kurmathu PIN code and other codes

Kurmathu falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkauna
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255764

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

## How far is Kurmathu from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)6 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 Kurmathu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmathu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Kurmathu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Kurmathu

Of every 100 households in Kurmathu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurmathu · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**43%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**49%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kurmathu?

■ Kurmathu · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**971

Working population ****30.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 61.5% for women. 41% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 402 (92%)

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 Amas

- Simri1,638 people
- Supai1,638 people
- Budhaul1,510 people
- Majhaulia1,506 people
- Murainiya1,422 people
- Shamsher Khap1,418 people
- Gangti1,373 people
- Chhotki Sawon1,309 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurmathu from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kurmathu?1,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmathu in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmathu?68.8% (Census 2011)