# kukraun Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# kukraun

kukraun is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,046 people in 2,761 households**, the 4th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 15,046people (2011)
- 2,761households
- 56.3%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## kukraun PIN code and other codes

kukraun falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKukraun East
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223334

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

## How far is kukraun from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)23 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 kukraun?

12 services counted by the Census are inside kukraun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kukraun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 kukraun known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 628 hectares of village land is sown, and 339 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 kukraun

Of every 100 households in kukraun in 2011, 10 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ kukraun · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**28%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 kukraun?

■ kukraun · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**955

Working population ****36.1%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 47.4% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 817 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,075 (38%) · **■** Household industry 66 (1%) · **■** Other work 684 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,786 (33%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Dhamdaha37,987 people
- Mogalia Purandaha24,908 people
- Rangpura15,712 people
- Rajghat Grarail11,342 people
- Nirpur10,805 people
- Parasbani9,038 people
- Sukhsena8,720 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is kukraun from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of kukraun?15,046 (Census 2011)
- Which district is kukraun in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of kukraun?56.3% (Census 2011)