# Kerwan Dih Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/kerwan-dih/ Village · Kurhani, Muzaffarpur # Kerwan Dih Kerwan Dih is a village in Kurhani sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,522 people in 1,590 households**, the 7th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 8,522people (2011) - 1,590households - 60.5%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Kerwan Dih PIN code and other codes Kerwan Dih falls in Kurhani sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKerma Dih - Community development blockKurhani - Census village code229548 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerwan Dih from nearby towns? - Kurhani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)12 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)12 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 Kerwan Dih? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kerwan Dih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purushotampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 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 Kerwan Dih known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 523 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Kerwan Dih Of every 100 households in Kerwan Dih in 2011, 15 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kerwan Dih · ■ Kurhani rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **17% Toilet within the home ****15%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****39%** **48% Television ****16%** **18% Mobile phone ****54%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **19% 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 Kerwan Dih? ■ Kerwan Dih · ■ Kurhani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **896 Working population ****36.4%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 192 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (11%) · **■** Household industry 254 (8%) · **■** Other work 514 (17%) · **■** Marginal 1,797 (58%) 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 Kurhani - Turki11,792 people - Kurhani10,461 people - Shakrisaraiya9,600 people - Kharauna Dih8,736 people - Ladauar8,380 people - Jarhua8,238 people - Sumera urf Afzalpur Madho7,348 people - Raghunathpur Madhuban urf Kaman Chhapra7,139 people [All 166 villages in Kurhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kerwan Dih from Muzaffarpur?12 km by road - What is the population of Kerwan Dih?8,522 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerwan Dih in?Muzaffarpur district (Kurhani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kerwan Dih?60.5% (Census 2011)