# Kutra Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/kutra/ Village · Sarmera, Nalanda # Kutra Kutra is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,623 people in 267 households**, the 18th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%. - 1,623people (2011) - 267households - 62.7%literacy - 965females per 1,000 males ## Kutra PIN code and other codes Kutra falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhanuki - Community development blockSarmera - Census village code244486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kutra from nearby towns? - Sarmera (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)42 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)7 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 Kutra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kutra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarmera - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Kutra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Kutra Of every 100 households in Kutra in 2011, 11 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kutra · ■ Sarmera rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **5% Toilet within the home ****9%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****67%** **38% Television ****3%** **7% Mobile phone ****84%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **38% 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 Kutra? ■ Kutra · ■ Sarmera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **55.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **926 Working population ****27.4%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (43%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 Sarmera - Husena2,712 people - Dhanawan2,692 people - Sadha1,654 people - Kazi Chak1,630 people - Misia1,523 people - Sondiha1,186 people - Kazi Chak984 people - Jagjiwanpur696 people [All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kutra from Biharsharif?42 km by road - What is the population of Kutra?1,623 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kutra in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kutra?62.7% (Census 2011)