# Kuruwa Village, Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/kuruwa/ Village · Sahaspur Lohara, Kabeerdham # Kuruwa Kuruwa is a village in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491229**. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 126 households**, the 117th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 529people (2011) - 126households - 64.9%literacy - 491229PIN code ## Kuruwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kuruwa is 491229.** Kuruwa falls in Sahaspur Lohara sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491229 - Gram panchayatKuruwa - Community development blockSahaspur Lohara - Census village code439626 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuruwa from nearby towns? - Sahaspur Lohara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ)34 km by road - Sahaspur-Lohara (nearest town)11 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 Kuruwa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Silhari - ○Degree college10+ km · Sahaspur Lohara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kawardha - ○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, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Kuruwa known for? The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 71% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Kuruwa Of every 100 households in Kuruwa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kuruwa · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **93% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****93%** **71% Television ****20%** **23% Mobile phone ****21%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Kuruwa? ■ Kuruwa · ■ Sahaspur Lohara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%** **61.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****511** **991 Working population ****49.3%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 55.7% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 66 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (71%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Sahaspur Lohara - Baroda Khurd553 people - Sonjhari553 people - Bagdai547 people - Khaira542 people - Majgaon529 people - Ranidahara521 people - Motimpur519 people - Kadkada518 people [All 197 villages in Sahaspur Lohara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/sahaspur-lohara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuruwa?491229 - How far is Kuruwa from Kawardha?34 km by road - What is the population of Kuruwa?529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuruwa in?Kabeerdham district (Sahaspur Lohara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kuruwa?64.9% (Census 2011)