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

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Kurthia

Kurthia is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **405 people in 67 households**, the 94th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 405people (2011)
- 67households
- 59.0%literacy
- 1,154females per 1,000 males

## Kurthia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBelwa
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229900

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?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)70 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)23 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Belwa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sallahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 70% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 64 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurthia · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****83%**

**67%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kurthia?

■ Kurthia · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**957

Working population ****25.7%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 47.6% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 69 (66%)

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 Bijaipur

- Math Mahuawa464 people
- Shiudat Chhapra457 people
- Belwa441 people
- Bhawani Chhapra439 people
- Dighwa392 people
- Ratanpura369 people
- Chugri355 people
- Khajuha Khurd350 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurthia from Gopalganj?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kurthia?405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurthia in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurthia?59.0% (Census 2011)