# Kurua Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Kurua

Kurua is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 102 households**, the 100th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 470people (2011)
- 102households
- 74.9%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Kurua PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatBaskidih
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code371995

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?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dumka (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 Kurua?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kurua; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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**. About 72% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Kurua

Of every 100 households in Kurua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurua · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**956

Working population ****36.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 59.1% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (54%) · **■** Other work 31 (18%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Masalia

- Sagbari473 people
- Sidpahari473 people
- Bhangahir470 people
- Kharna470 people
- Palasi468 people
- Turopahari468 people
- Joruadih466 people
- Kukurtopa464 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurua?814146
- How far is Kurua from Dumka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kurua?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurua in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurua?74.9% (Census 2011)