Village · Bahadurganj, Kishanganj # Kurhaila Kurhaila is a village in Bahadurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code 855101. The 2011 Census counted 926 people in 211 households, the 70th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 926 people (2011) - 211 households - 54.3% literacy - 855101 PIN code ## Kurhaila PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kurhaila is 855101. Kurhaila falls in Bahadurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code 855101 - Gram panchayat Jhiljhili - Community development block Bahadurganj - Census village code 222755 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kurhaila from nearby towns? - Bahadurganj (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 34 km by road - Bahadurganj (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kurhaila? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurhaila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bahadurganj - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kurhaila known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include jute rope. About 47% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kurhaila Of every 100 households in Kurhaila in 2011, 14 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kurhaila · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 14% 12% - Toilet within the home 0% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94% - Tap water 2% 1% - Drinking water within premises 1% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 5% 17% - Television 7% 4% - Mobile phone 38% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 8% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 25% 31% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kurhaila? ■ Kurhaila · ■ Bahadurganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.3% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 1026 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 983 - Working population 34.6% 29.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 71 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 237 (74%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 5 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurganj - Basbari 995 people - Belbari 968 people - Tangtangia 944 people - Tegharia 944 people - Dulali Milik 910 people - Dogacchi 866 people - Bochagari 861 people - Jhiljhili 799 people All 105 villages in Bahadurganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurhaila? 855101 - How far is Kurhaila from Kishanganj? 34 km by road - What is the population of Kurhaila? 926 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurhaila in? Kishanganj district (Bahadurganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurhaila? 54.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/bahadurganj/kurhaila/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.