# Kurchi Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Kurchi

Kurchi is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,581 people in 494 households**, the 19th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 2,581people (2011)
- 494households
- 72.0%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Kurchi PIN code and other codes

Kurchi falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBagsuma
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361792

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

## How far is Kurchi from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)12 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)12 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 Kurchi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kurchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jiramuri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gai Ghara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jiramuri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Kurchi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 249 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 Kurchi

Of every 100 households in Kurchi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurchi · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**48%

Use banking services ****64%**

**54%

Television ****58%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kurchi?

■ Kurchi · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**918

Working population ****39.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 57.6% for women. 51% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 330 (32%) · **■** Marginal 463 (45%)

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 Gobindpur

- Khariabad2,807 people
- Bario2,758 people
- Asanbani2,728 people
- Kurmidi2,608 people
- Moranga2,459 people
- Baranawatanr2,418 people
- Gai Dahra2,398 people
- Metayala2,266 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurchi from Dhanbad?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kurchi?2,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurchi in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurchi?72.0% (Census 2011)