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

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Mankurha

Mankurha is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,799 people in 278 households**, the 45th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,799people (2011)
- 278households
- 62.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Mankurha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKhanpura Taranpur
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245781

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

## How far is Mankurha from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)60 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)24 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 Mankurha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jahanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Mankurha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Mankurha

Of every 100 households in Mankurha in 2011, 8 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mankurha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**52%

Television ****7%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Mankurha?

■ Mankurha · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**943

Working population ****36.7%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 48.7% for women. 51% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (48%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 44 (7%) · **■** Marginal 184 (28%)

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

- Chiksi2,056 people
- Karanpura1,944 people
- Narauli1,878 people
- Milki1,856 people
- Dariapur Anant1,791 people
- Sedura1,787 people
- Paipura Kalan1,783 people
- Taranpur1,777 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mankurha from Patna?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mankurha?1,799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mankurha in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mankurha?62.2% (Census 2011)