# Kurthia Village, Bhorey, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhorey, Gopalganj 

# Kurthia

Kurthia is a village in Bhorey sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 159 households**, the 52nd largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,092people (2011)
- 159households
- 68.4%literacy
- 1,238females per 1,000 males

## Kurthia PIN code and other codes

Kurthia falls in Bhorey sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorea
- Community development blockBhorey
- Census village code230008

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

## How far is Kurthia from nearby towns?

- Bhorey (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)46 km by road
- Kataiya (nearest town)8 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 Kurthia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kurthia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhorey
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhorey
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kurthia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Kurthia

Of every 100 households in Kurthia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurthia · ■ Bhorey rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****54%**

**68%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kurthia?

■ Kurthia · ■ Bhorey rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1238**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**959

Working population ****22.2%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 37% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 204 (84%)

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 Bhorey

- Dumar Shukul1,143 people
- Parsauni1,130 people
- Amahi Misir1,124 people
- Lachhmipur1,102 people
- Dharahra1,064 people
- Bakharia1,062 people
- Sumeri Chhapar1,028 people
- Jagirdari Bagahwa1,011 people

[All 172 villages in Bhorey](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bhorey/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurthia from Gopalganj?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kurthia?1,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurthia in?Gopalganj district (Bhorey sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurthia?68.4% (Census 2011)