Village · Dighwara, Saran # Kuraia Kuraia is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code 841221. The 2011 Census counted 4,085 people in 667 households, the 7th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 4,085 people (2011) - 667 households - 64.7% literacy - 841221 PIN code ## Kuraia PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kuraia is 841221. Kuraia falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code 841221 - Gram panchayat Kuraia - Community development block Dighwara - Census village code 234449 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kuraia from nearby towns? - Dighwara (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ) 24 km by road - Chapra (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kuraia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kuraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dighwara - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Digfhwara - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chapra - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kuraia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 74% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kuraia Of every 100 households in Kuraia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kuraia · ■ Dighwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 18% 33% - Toilet within the home 19% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 80% 74% - Tap water 16% 4% - Drinking water within premises 59% 60% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 88% - Use banking services 56% 60% - Television 19% 29% - Mobile phone 37% 61% - Computer with internet 2% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 9% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 26% 16% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kuraia? ■ Kuraia · ■ Dighwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 66.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 921 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 814 905 - Working population 24.9% 27.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 52.5% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 44 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 13 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 171 (17%) · ■ Marginal 787 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dighwara - Basti Jalal 7,033 people - Manupur 6,204 people - Barua 5,938 people - Haraji 5,809 people - Kanakpur 3,537 people - Akilpur 3,347 people - Malkha Chak 3,330 people - Rampur Ami 3,252 people All 46 villages in Dighwara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuraia? 841221 - How far is Kuraia from Chhapra? 24 km by road - What is the population of Kuraia? 4,085 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuraia in? Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kuraia? 64.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/kuraia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.