# Kurhaili Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Kurhaili

Kurhaili is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,933 people in 1,047 households**, the 16th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 4,933people (2011)
- 1,047households
- 50.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Kurhaili PIN code and other codes

Kurhaili falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPatharghatti
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222336

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

## How far is Kurhaili from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)58 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)15 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 Kurhaili?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Kurhaili known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Kurhaili

Of every 100 households in Kurhaili in 2011, 5 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurhaili · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**16%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kurhaili?

■ Kurhaili · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**979

Working population ****26.7%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 43.4% for women. 50% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 339 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 747 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (4%) · **■** Marginal 180 (14%)

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 Dighalbank

- Harhibhita5,115 people
- Ghangra5,096 people
- Patharghatti5,082 people
- Karuamani4,943 people
- Singhimari4,918 people
- Lohargarha4,584 people
- Kalpir Pathar Ghatti4,512 people
- Mahamari4,412 people

[All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurhaili from Kishanganj?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kurhaili?4,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurhaili in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurhaili?50.8% (Census 2011)