Village · Purbi Tundi*, Dhanbad
# Kurkutanr

Kurkutanr is a village in Purbi Tundi* sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code 828109. The 2011 Census counted 1,325 people in 263 households, the 9th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.
- 1,325 people (2011)
- 263 households
- 57.5% literacy
- 828109 PIN code

## Kurkutanr PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kurkutanr is 828109. Kurkutanr falls in Purbi Tundi* sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 828109
- Gram panchayat Mayranawatanr
- Community development block Purbi Tundi*
- Census village code 361215

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

## How far is Kurkutanr from nearby towns?
- Purbi Tundi* (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ) 41 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town) 41 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kurkutanr?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tundi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Govindpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurkutanr known for?

The main crops are rice. About 71% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kurkutanr

Of every 100 households in Kurkutanr in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurkutanr · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 28%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 10% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 74%
- Use banking services 32% 37%
- Television 6% 14%
- Mobile phone 27% 32%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 23%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Kurkutanr?

■ Kurkutanr · ■ Purbi Tundi* rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.5% 61.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 932 989
- Working population 57.4% 50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 39.1% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 29 (4%) · ■ Marginal 729 (96%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Purbi Tundi*
- Mahlidi 1,572 people
- Barbad 1,404 people
- Sundarpahari 1,375 people
- Raghunathpur 1,339 people
- Duma 1,244 people
- Kapli 1,166 people
- Bamanbaid 1,083 people
- Barketni 1,073 people

All 85 villages in Purbi Tundi*

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kurkutanr? 828109
- How far is Kurkutanr from Dhanbad? 41 km by road
- What is the population of Kurkutanr? 1,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkutanr in? Dhanbad district (Purbi Tundi* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkutanr? 57.5% (Census 2011)

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