# Kurchan Village, Amod, Bharuch (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amod, Bharuch 

# Kurchan

Kurchan is a village in Amod sub-district of Bharuch district, Gujarat, PIN code **392025**. The 2011 Census counted **2,357 people in 455 households**, the 8th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 2,357people (2011)
- 455households
- 83.6%literacy
- 392025PIN code

## Kurchan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurchan is 392025.** Kurchan falls in Amod sub-district, Bharuch district, Gujarat.

- PIN code392025
- Gram panchayatKurchan
- Community development blockAmod
- Census village code521993

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

## How far is Kurchan from nearby towns?

- Amod (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bharuch (district HQ)35 km by road
- Palej (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 Kurchan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bharuch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amod
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kurchan known for?

The main crops are **pigeon pea, cotton and wheat**. Products made here include embroidery & knitting. About 86% of the 727 hectares of village land is sown, and 419 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 Kurchan

Of every 100 households in Kurchan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurchan · ■ Amod rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**36%

Tap water ****85%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**81%

Use banking services ****36%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Kurchan?

■ Kurchan · ■ Amod rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**939

Working population ****40.2%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 76.6% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 258 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (46%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (20%) · **■** Marginal 59 (6%)

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 Amod

- Matar3,448 people
- Kerwada3,034 people
- Dora2,692 people
- Kolavana2,582 people
- Anor2,268 people
- Roza Tankariya2,172 people
- Danda2,156 people
- Pursa2,148 people

[All 52 villages in Amod](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bharuch/amod/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurchan?392025
- How far is Kurchan from Bharuch?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kurchan?2,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchan in?Bharuch district (Amod sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchan?83.6% (Census 2011)