# Kurmatarai Village, Dhamtari, Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dhamtari, Dhamtari 

# Kurmatarai

Kurmatarai is a village in Dhamtari sub-district of Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493773**. The 2011 Census counted **1,232 people in 254 households**, the 62nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.

- 1,232people (2011)
- 254households
- 85.2%literacy
- 493773PIN code

## Kurmatarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurmatarai is 493773.** Kurmatarai falls in Dhamtari sub-district, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493773
- Gram panchayatKurmatarai
- Community development blockDhamtari
- Census village code447027

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

## How far is Kurmatarai from nearby towns?

- Dhamtari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhamtari (district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhamtari (nearest town)10 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 Kurmatarai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kurmatarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Demar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamtari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Kurmatarai known for?

About 81% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Kurmatarai

Of every 100 households in Kurmatarai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurmatarai · ■ Dhamtari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****30%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****73%**

**48%

Television ****59%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Kurmatarai?

■ Kurmatarai · ■ Dhamtari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**79.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**966

Working population ****46.9%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 73.6% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 415 (72%)

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 Dhamtari

- Parastarai1,294 people
- Nawagaon1,265 people
- Semra1,264 people
- Shankardah1,258 people
- Janwargaon1,217 people
- Bhawarmara1,204 people
- Sehradabri1,152 people
- Dargahan1,143 people

[All 154 villages in Dhamtari](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dhamtari/dhamtari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurmatarai?493773
- How far is Kurmatarai from Dhamtari?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kurmatarai?1,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurmatarai in?Dhamtari district (Dhamtari sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurmatarai?85.2% (Census 2011)
