# Kurkihar Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/kurkihar/ Village · Wazirganj, Gaya # Kurkihar Kurkihar is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,268 people in 689 households**, the 10th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 4,268people (2011) - 689households - 62.9%literacy - 1,018females per 1,000 males ## Kurkihar PIN code and other codes Kurkihar falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKurkihar - Community development blockWazirganj - Census village code256797 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurkihar from nearby towns? - Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)36 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)36 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 Kurkihar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurkihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Wazirganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Kurkihar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Kurkihar Of every 100 households in Kurkihar in 2011, 3 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kurkihar · ■ Wazirganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **5% Toilet within the home ****21%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **83% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **40% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****48%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **36% 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 Kurkihar? ■ Kurkihar · ■ Wazirganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **961 Working population ****34.3%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 51.4% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 543 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (35%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (9%) · **■** Marginal 255 (17%) 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 Wazirganj - Kenar Fatehpur5,895 people - Bhareti5,831 people - Kari5,399 people - Amethi4,526 people - Mahuet3,746 people - Burhgharea3,429 people - Pater Mangrawan3,061 people - Tilora3,050 people [All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurkihar from Gaya?36 km by road - What is the population of Kurkihar?4,268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurkihar in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurkihar?62.9% (Census 2011)