# Kurmain Village, Paraiya, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paraiya, Gaya 

# Kurmain

Kurmain is a village in Paraiya sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 158 households**, the 36th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 158households
- 58.8%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Kurmain PIN code and other codes

Kurmain falls in Paraiya sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPunakala
- Community development blockParaiya
- Census village code255464

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

## How far is Kurmain from nearby towns?

- Paraiya (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)12 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 Kurmain?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khusdihra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Kurmain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Kurmain

Of every 100 households in Kurmain in 2011, 4 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurmain · ■ Paraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**53%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****4%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**30%

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 Kurmain?

■ Kurmain · ■ Paraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1165**

**929

Working population ****35.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 44.6% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (19%) · **■** Other work 48 (13%) · **■** Marginal 98 (27%)

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 Paraiya

- Baigoman1,154 people
- Fatahpur1,145 people
- Khaira1,103 people
- Bagahi1,098 people
- Maniara987 people
- Inglis950 people
- Kamal Dah876 people
- Majhar862 people

[All 85 villages in Paraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/paraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurmain from Gaya?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kurmain?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmain in?Gaya district (Paraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmain?58.8% (Census 2011)