# Kurmawan Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Kurmawan

Kurmawan is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,852 people in 647 households**, the 8th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 3,852people (2011)
- 647households
- 63.3%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Kurmawan PIN code and other codes

Kurmawan falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKurmawan
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256380

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?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)38 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 84% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 261 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, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurmawan · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****61%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**33%

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 Kurmawan?

■ Kurmawan · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**992

Working population ****49.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 51.3% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 974 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (20%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (6%) · **■** Marginal 425 (22%)

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 Dobhi

- Pachratan5,377 people
- Angra5,069 people
- Ghoraghat3,925 people
- Kesapi3,920 people
- Kharanti3,042 people
- Babhandewa3,016 people
- Nigri2,992 people
- Hardawan2,984 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurmawan from Gaya?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kurmawan?3,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmawan in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmawan?63.3% (Census 2011)