# Kurkuri Village, Phulwari, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/phulwari/kurkuri/ Village · Phulwari, Patna # Kurkuri Kurkuri is a village in Phulwari sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,312 people in 826 households**, the 8th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 4,312people (2011) - 826households - 67.8%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Kurkuri PIN code and other codes Kurkuri falls in Phulwari sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKurkuri - Community development blockPhulwari - Census village code245338 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? - Phulwari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Patna (district HQ)14 km by road - Phuwari (nearest town)4 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? 17 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Patna - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kurkuri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 303 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 Kurkuri Of every 100 households in Kurkuri in 2011, 84 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kurkuri · ■ Phulwari rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **67% Toilet within the home ****46%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **58% Tap water ****35%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **75% Use banking services ****79%** **57% Television ****53%** **49% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 · ■ Phulwari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%** **70.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **904 Working population ****34.4%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 60.2% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 189 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 304 (20%) · **■** Marginal 700 (47%) 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 Phulwari - Nathupur7,813 people - Saim Chak5,997 people - Yakubpur Nagwan5,665 people - Simra4,582 people - Chhatna4,286 people - Suitha4,232 people - Muhammadpur Korji4,078 people - Janipur4,043 people [All 60 villages in Phulwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/phulwari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kurkuri from Patna?14 km by road - What is the population of Kurkuri?4,312 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurkuri in?Patna district (Phulwari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurkuri?67.8% (Census 2011)