# Kurtha Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba 

# Kurtha

Kurtha is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491666**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 146 households**, the 131st largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 569people (2011)
- 146households
- 54.1%literacy
- 491666PIN code

## Kurtha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurtha is 491666.** Kurtha falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491666
- Gram panchayatBudapara
- Community development blockPondiupraura
- Census village code435948

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

## How far is Kurtha from nearby towns?

- Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)95 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town)65 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 Kurtha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kurtha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Korbi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katghora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Kurtha known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pigeon pea**. About 23% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kurtha

Of every 100 households in Kurtha in 2011, 23 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurtha · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****78%**

**49%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**50%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Kurtha?

■ Kurtha · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**987

Working population ****64.3%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 40.7% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (13%) · **■** Other work 29 (8%) · **■** Marginal 285 (78%)

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 Poundi-Uproda

- Bhulasidih594 people
- Gidmudi594 people
- Sirakikala590 people
- Damau Kunda580 people
- Lalpur568 people
- Gurudwari564 people
- Kansamar557 people
- Barra554 people

[All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurtha?491666
- How far is Kurtha from Korba?95 km by road
- What is the population of Kurtha?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurtha in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurtha?54.1% (Census 2011)