# Kaurian Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Kaurian

Kaurian is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,556 people in 298 households**, the 43rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,556people (2011)
- 298households
- 72.8%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Kaurian PIN code and other codes

Kaurian falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKouria
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242974

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

## How far is Kaurian from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)14 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 Kaurian?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kaurian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Muzaffarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Kaurian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Kaurian

Of every 100 households in Kaurian in 2011, 34 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaurian · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

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

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****88%**

**56%

Television ****19%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kaurian?

■ Kaurian · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**940

Working population ****37.7%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (9%) · **■** Marginal 448 (76%)

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 Kharagpur

- Khoja Chak1,720 people
- Gopalpur1,673 people
- Islampur1,560 people
- Karharia1,557 people
- Mohanpur1,505 people
- Bikrampur1,504 people
- Raipura1,475 people
- Madanpur1,412 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kaurian from Munger?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kaurian?1,556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaurian in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kaurian?72.8% (Census 2011)