Village · Abhanpur, Raipur
# Kurra

Kurra is a village in Abhanpur sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496334. The 2011 Census counted 2,487 people in 623 households, the 26th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.
- 2,487 people (2011)
- 623 households
- 71.6% literacy
- 496334 PIN code

## Kurra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kurra is 496334. Kurra falls in Abhanpur sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496334
- Gram panchayat Kurra
- Community development block Abhanpur
- Census village code 444688

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kurra from nearby towns?
- Abhanpur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Gobra Nawapara (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kurra?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kurra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nawapara
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nawapara
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mana Camp
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurra known for?

About 56% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kurra

Of every 100 households in Kurra in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurra · ■ Abhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 91%
- Toilet within the home 8% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 85%
- Tap water 1% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 24% 56%
- Television 26% 43%
- Mobile phone 17% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 19%
- Own their home 93% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kurra?

■ Kurra · ■ Abhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 75.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 986 994
- Working population 54.2% 46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 177 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 179 (13%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 325 (24%) · ■ Marginal 651 (48%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Abhanpur
- Bendri-2 2,600 people
- Tekari 2,533 people
- Sakari-4 2,513 people
- Dhusera 2,488 people
- Dulna 2,481 people
- Sundarkera 2,386 people
- Kathiya-2 2,311 people
- Nahana Chandi 2,303 people

All 105 villages in Abhanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kurra? 496334
- How far is Kurra from Raipur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Kurra? 2,487 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurra in? Raipur district (Abhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurra? 71.6% (Census 2011)

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