Village · Kalyanpur, Samastipur # Kurhwa Kurhwa is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 257 people in 46 households, the 119th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 257 people (2011) - 46 households - 76.3% literacy - 918 females per 1,000 males ## Kurhwa PIN code and other codes Kurhwa falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Kurhwa - Community development block Kalyanpur - Census village code 236234 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kurhwa from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ) 14 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kurhwa? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Samastipur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Samastipur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhabga - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kurhwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 5 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kurhwa Of every 100 households in Kurhwa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kurhwa · ■ Kalyanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 10% - Toilet within the home 17% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 84% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 35% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 44% 51% - Television 8% 9% - Mobile phone 58% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 23% 29% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kurhwa? ■ Kurhwa · ■ Kalyanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.3% 59.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 840 937 - Working population 26.1% 31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 58.8% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (58%) · ■ Farm labourers 14 (21%) · ■ Other work 12 (18%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalyanpur - Chak Nuruddin 379 people - Bhagirathpur 321 people - Bhuskaul 289 people - Gobindbari 261 people - Rakba Arari Belsandi 221 people - Rakba Belsandi 201 people - Bhagwanpur 200 people - Hasanpur 153 people All 152 villages in Kalyanpur ## Quick answers - How far is Kurhwa from Samastipur? 14 km by road - What is the population of Kurhwa? 257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurhwa in? Samastipur district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kurhwa? 76.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/kurhwa-236234/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.