# Kurhar Village, Bokhara, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bokhara, Sitamarhi 

# Kurhar

Kurhar is a village in Bokhara sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,213 people in 975 households**, the 9th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%.

- 5,213people (2011)
- 975households
- 37.0%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Kurhar PIN code and other codes

Kurhar falls in Bokhara sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKurhar
- Community development blockBokhara
- Census village code219784

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

## How far is Kurhar from nearby towns?

- Bokhara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)36 km by road
- Pupri (nearest town)13 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 Kurhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kurhar; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balasath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandauna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kurhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Kurhar

Of every 100 households in Kurhar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurhar · ■ Bokhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**34%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Kurhar?

■ Kurhar · ■ Bokhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.0%**

**48.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**927

Working population ****36.7%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.1% for men and 26.4% for women. 49% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (22%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,054 (55%)

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 Bokhara

- Burhmagra Jajuara Khurd10,349 people
- Chakauti8,962 people
- Pokhraira5,716 people
- Singha Chauri5,485 people
- Bazidpur Gorhauli4,892 people
- Balasath4,684 people
- Bhawar4,451 people
- Sauria Buzurg4,385 people

[All 28 villages in Bokhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurhar from Sitamarhi?36 km by road
- What is the population of Kurhar?5,213 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurhar in?Sitamarhi district (Bokhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kurhar?37.0% (Census 2011)