# Kukraun Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/kukraun-223365/ Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia # Kukraun Kukraun is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,729 people in 1,496 households**, the 9th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 7,729people (2011) - 1,496households - 61.8%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Kukraun PIN code and other codes Kukraun falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKishunpur Balua - Community development blockDhamdaha - Census village code223365 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)18 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)39 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)11 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kukraun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Madhonagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhonagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Kukraun known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 947 hectares of village land is sown, and 594 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, 2 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kukraun · ■ Dhamdaha rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **10% Toilet within the home ****7%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **90% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****36%** **28% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****36%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **35% 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 Kukraun? ■ Kukraun · ■ Dhamdaha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996** **955 Working population ****50.4%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 50.8% for women. 52% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 670 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,818 (47%) · **■** Household industry 261 (7%) · **■** Other work 213 (5%) · **■** Marginal 932 (24%) 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 - Rajghat Grarail11,342 people - Nirpur10,805 people - Parasbani9,038 people - Sukhsena8,720 people - Rupaspur Khagha6,475 people - Chikni6,272 people - Barkona6,185 people - Bishunpur Patti6,069 people [All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kukraun from Purnia?39 km by road - What is the population of Kukraun?7,729 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kukraun in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kukraun?61.8% (Census 2011)