# Hurka Village, Dehri, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dehri, Rohtas 

# Hurka

Hurka is a village in Dehri sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,982 people in 322 households**, the 24th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,982people (2011)
- 322households
- 74.8%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Hurka PIN code and other codes

Hurka falls in Dehri sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGangauli
- Community development blockDehri
- Census village code252553

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

## How far is Hurka from nearby towns?

- Dehri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dehri (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 Hurka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Hurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dehri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dalmiya Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Hurka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 50% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Hurka

Of every 100 households in Hurka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Hurka · ■ Dehri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**20%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

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

**83%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****66%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Hurka?

■ Hurka · ■ Dehri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**946

Working population ****26.9%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 65.2% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 182 (34%)

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 Dehri

- Bastipur2,159 people
- Ahibaranpur2,065 people
- Shankarpur2,056 people
- Patanawa1,983 people
- Ahirawan1,942 people
- Guraila1,933 people
- Bharkunria1,885 people
- Ghonghaha1,865 people

[All 58 villages in Dehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hurka from Sasaram?22 km by road
- What is the population of Hurka?1,982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hurka in?Rohtas district (Dehri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hurka?74.8% (Census 2011)