# Kurkuri Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Kurkuri

Kurkuri is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,444 people in 701 households**, the 11th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 4,444people (2011)
- 701households
- 73.1%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Kurkuri PIN code and other codes

Kurkuri falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRanipur Kurkuri
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245754

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

## How far is Kurkuri from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)53 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)26 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 Kurkuri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kurkuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kurkuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 372 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 Kurkuri

Of every 100 households in Kurkuri in 2011, 9 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurkuri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**92%

Use banking services ****59%**

**52%

Television ****30%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

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 Kurkuri?

■ Kurkuri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**943

Working population ****29.4%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 60.3% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 529 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (42%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (10%) · **■** Marginal 107 (8%)

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 Paliganj

- Sikaria4,768 people
- Lalganj Sehra4,552 people
- Dharahra4,538 people
- Rampur Nagwan4,535 people
- Akbarpur4,399 people
- Korra4,249 people
- Pipardaha4,007 people
- Jamharu3,907 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurkuri from Patna?53 km by road
- What is the population of Kurkuri?4,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkuri in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkuri?73.1% (Census 2011)