# Kurmawan Village, Bodh Gaya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/kurmawan/ Village · Bodh Gaya, Gaya # Kurmawan Kurmawan is a village in Bodh Gaya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,073 people in 656 households**, the 5th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 4,073people (2011) - 656households - 57.5%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Kurmawan PIN code and other codes Kurmawan falls in Bodh Gaya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKurmawan - Community development blockBodh Gaya - Census village code256483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurmawan from nearby towns? - Bodh Gaya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)12 km by road - Bodh Gaya (nearest town)10 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 Kurmawan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kurmawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Kurmawan Of every 100 households in Kurmawan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kurmawan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **17% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **42% Television ****11%** **13% Mobile phone ****43%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **37% 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 Kurmawan? ■ Kurmawan · ■ Bodh Gaya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **958 Working population ****38.6%** **37.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 45.5% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 178 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (20%) · **■** Other work 133 (8%) · **■** Marginal 945 (60%) 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 Bodh Gaya - Mocharim9,808 people - Koshila4,891 people - Atiya4,591 people - Jamari4,117 people - Gapha Khurd3,927 people - Bakraur3,798 people - Intara3,386 people - Sahdew khap3,181 people [All 139 villages in Bodh Gaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/bodh-gaya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurmawan from Gaya?12 km by road - What is the population of Kurmawan?4,073 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurmawan in?Gaya district (Bodh Gaya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurmawan?57.5% (Census 2011)