# Kukurjari Village, Banjaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/kukurjari/ Village · Banjaria, Purba Champaran # Kukurjari Kukurjari is a village in Banjaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,818 people in 381 households**, the 21st largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 1,818people (2011) - 381households - 39.4%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Kukurjari PIN code and other codes Kukurjari falls in Banjaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRohiniya - Community development blockBanjaria - Census village code217672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kukurjari from nearby towns? - Banjaria (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)16 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)16 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 Kukurjari? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kukurjari; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Kukurjari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 377 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Kukurjari Of every 100 households in Kukurjari in 2011, 10 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kukurjari · ■ Banjaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **6% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****25%** **33% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****48%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Kukurjari? ■ Kukurjari · ■ Banjaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%** **54.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **958 Working population ****54.7%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.1% for men and 28.6% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 93 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (55%) · **■** Other work 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 356 (36%) 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 Banjaria - Semra Khas2,514 people - Banjaria2,278 people - Singhia Sagar2,114 people - Bhela Chhapra1,915 people - Loknath Pur1,476 people - Burhwa1,453 people - Pipra1,153 people - Patkhaulia1,094 people [All 31 villages in Banjaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kukurjari from Motihari?16 km by road - What is the population of Kukurjari?1,818 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kukurjari in?Purba Champaran district (Banjaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kukurjari?39.4% (Census 2011)