# Kurua Village, Jama, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Kurua

Kurua is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **196 people in 36 households**, the 254th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 196people (2011)
- 36households
- 49.4%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Kurua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurua is 814146.** Kurua falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatChhailapathar
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371787

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

## How far is Kurua from nearby towns?

- Jama (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)19 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)19 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 Kurua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Kurua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kurua

Of every 100 households in Kurua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurua · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**45%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**24%

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 Kurua?

■ Kurua · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****815**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**981

Working population ****28.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 31.6% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 55 (100%)

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 Jama

- Machadih198 people
- Mahadebraydih198 people
- Jangla196 people
- Khejuria196 people
- Semra196 people
- Chapria191 people
- Ghoghra188 people
- Machadih188 people

[All 320 villages in Jama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurua?814146
- How far is Kurua from Dumka?19 km by road
- What is the population of Kurua?196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurua in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurua?49.4% (Census 2011)