# Kuramu Village, Topchanchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad 

# Kuramu

Kuramu is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828402**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 142 households**, the 45th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 859people (2011)
- 142households
- 67.7%literacy
- 828402PIN code

## Kuramu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuramu is 828402.** Kuramu falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828402
- Gram panchayatTantri
- Community development blockTopchanchi
- Census village code361334

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

## How far is Kuramu from nearby towns?

- Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)40 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 Kuramu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kuramu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Topchanchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katras
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kuramu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 33% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kuramu

Of every 100 households in Kuramu in 2011, 53 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kuramu · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**71%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**21%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**61%

Use banking services ****84%**

**63%

Television ****23%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kuramu?

■ Kuramu · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**909

Working population ****49.1%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 54.5% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (8%) · **■** Marginal 361 (86%)

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 Topchanchi

- Ganeshpur909 people
- Rangadih875 people
- Paharpur874 people
- Singdih862 people
- Barwadih749 people
- Ambadih680 people
- Khanwadih677 people
- Machhaidaha668 people

[All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuramu?828402
- How far is Kuramu from Dhanbad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kuramu?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuramu in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kuramu?67.7% (Census 2011)