# Kurmuri Village, Chewara, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chewara, Sheikhpura 

# Kurmuri

Kurmuri is a village in Chewara sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,423 people in 379 households**, the 11th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,423people (2011)
- 379households
- 53.1%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Kurmuri PIN code and other codes

Kurmuri falls in Chewara sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLahna
- Community development blockChewara
- Census village code244028

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

## How far is Kurmuri from nearby towns?

- Chewara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)22 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)22 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 Kurmuri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chewara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Kurmuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Kurmuri

Of every 100 households in Kurmuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurmuri · ■ Chewara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kurmuri?

■ Kurmuri · ■ Chewara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**958

Working population ****38.7%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 38.5% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 260 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (38%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 266 (28%)

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 Chewara

- Ekraman2,826 people
- Lataut2,804 people
- Lahna2,466 people
- Karande2,440 people
- Bahuwara2,412 people
- Asthawan2,405 people
- Ghari2,159 people
- Barari2,050 people

[All 39 villages in Chewara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurmuri from Sheikhpura?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kurmuri?2,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmuri in?Sheikhpura district (Chewara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmuri?53.1% (Census 2011)