# Kurkheta Village, Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/kurkheta/ Village · Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Chatra # Kurkheta Kurkheta is a village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825403**. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 150 households**, the 85th largest of 250 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 801people (2011) - 150households - 30.1%literacy - 825403PIN code ## Kurkheta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurkheta is 825403.** Kurkheta falls in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825403 - Gram panchayatJaldiha - Community development blockShaligram Ram Narayanpur - Census village code348261 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurkheta from nearby towns? - Chatra (district HQ)32 km by road - Chatra (nearest town)38 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 Kurkheta? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kurkheta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dantar - ○Degree college10+ km · S.Rampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kurkheta known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Kurkheta Of every 100 households in Kurkheta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kurkheta · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****1%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****6%** **44% Television ****0%** **5% Mobile phone ****8%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **36% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Kurkheta? ■ Kurkheta · ■ Shaligram Ram Narayanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****30.1%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1420** **965 Working population ****43.6%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.4% for men and 20.7% for women. 49% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (32%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 209 (60%) 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur - Gangta807 people - Kharauna807 people - Dholia803 people - Parsia802 people - Nawadih793 people - Kedli Khurd782 people - Chhotka Mayapur777 people - Barki Khajuria776 people [All 270 villages in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurkheta?825403 - How far is Kurkheta from Chatra?32 km by road - What is the population of Kurkheta?801 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurkheta in?Chatra district (Shaligram Ram Narayanpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kurkheta?30.1% (Census 2011)