# Kurtha Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Kurtha

Kurtha is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 172 households**, the 56th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 172households
- 69.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Kurtha PIN code and other codes

Kurtha falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDumari
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252143

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

## How far is Kurtha from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)14 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)14 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 Kurtha?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kurtha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Kurtha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Kurtha

Of every 100 households in Kurtha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurtha · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****84%**

**53%

Television ****25%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Kurtha?

■ Kurtha · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**953

Working population ****55.3%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 62.4% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (13%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 471 (77%)

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 Sheosagar

- Saina1,146 people
- Konki1,129 people
- Amtha1,124 people
- Mojri1,117 people
- Rehi1,086 people
- Thanuan1,080 people
- Saidabad1,042 people
- Admapur1,038 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurtha from Sasaram?14 km by road
- What is the population of Kurtha?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurtha in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurtha?69.3% (Census 2011)