# Kurain Village, Chainpur, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chainpur, Kaimur 

# Kurain

Kurain is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,303 people in 182 households**, the 47th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,303people (2011)
- 182households
- 74.0%literacy
- 812females per 1,000 males

## Kurain PIN code and other codes

Kurain falls in Chainpur sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirbit
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code249836

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

## How far is Kurain from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhabua (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 Kurain?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Varanashi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Kurain known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Kurain

Of every 100 households in Kurain in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kurain · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**30%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**27%

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 Kurain?

■ Kurain · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****812**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**968

Working population ****26.3%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 62.1% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 248 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 28 (8%) · **■** Other work 40 (12%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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 Chainpur

- Lohra1,384 people
- Biddi1,377 people
- Dobhri1,370 people
- Bhaganda1,332 people
- Semaria1,297 people
- Kharaura1,257 people
- Rupa Patti1,255 people
- Dumarkon1,196 people

[All 177 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurain from Bhabua?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kurain?1,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurain in?Kaimur district (Chainpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurain?74.0% (Census 2011)