# Kurma Village, Chas, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chas, Bokaro 

# Kurma

Kurma is a village in Chas sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **827013**. The 2011 Census counted **2,694 people in 530 households**, the 33rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 2,694people (2011)
- 530households
- 62.6%literacy
- 827013PIN code

## Kurma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurma is 827013.** Kurma falls in Chas sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code827013
- Gram panchayatKashijharia
- Community development blockChas
- Census village code362687

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

## How far is Kurma from nearby towns?

- Chas (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bokaro (district HQ)22 km by road
- Chas (nearest town)18 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 Kurma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Kurma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 568 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 Kurma

Of every 100 households in Kurma in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurma · ■ Chas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**72%

Use banking services ****32%**

**48%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kurma?

■ Kurma · ■ Chas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**941

Working population ****36.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 46.2% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (11%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 119 (12%) · **■** Marginal 608 (62%)

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 Chas

- Alkusa2,876 people
- Ulgara2,868 people
- Kelyadabar2,755 people
- Sonabad2,709 people
- Badhadi2,613 people
- Chainpur2,548 people
- Kala Pather2,507 people
- Radhanagar2,452 people

[All 126 villages in Chas](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/chas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurma?827013
- How far is Kurma from Bokaro?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kurma?2,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurma in?Bokaro district (Chas sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurma?62.6% (Census 2011)