# Kurud Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Kurud

Kurud is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491338**. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 207 households**, the 20th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 207households
- 65.5%literacy
- 491338PIN code

## Kurud PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurud is 491338.** Kurud falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491338
- Gram panchayatKurud
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442196

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

## How far is Kurud from nearby towns?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)100 km by road
- Thanakhamria (nearest town)12 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 Kurud?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kurud; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khatee
- ○Degree college10+ km · Than-Khamharia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 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 Kurud known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and soyabean**. About 80% of the 422 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Kurud

Of every 100 households in Kurud in 2011, 63 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurud · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**79%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****30%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**28%

Own their home ****72%**

**93%

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 Kurud?

■ Kurud · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**988

Working population ****52.7%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 284 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Thanakhamria

- Thelka1,349 people
- Jeora1,343 people
- Rampura1,268 people
- Kirki1,174 people
- Pendri Kalan1,147 people
- Barga1,116 people
- Belgaon1,106 people
- Khurusbod1,105 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurud?491338
- How far is Kurud from Durg?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kurud?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurud in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurud?65.5% (Census 2011)