Village · Jamua, Giridih
# Kurkuri Pahari

Kurkuri Pahari is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815312. The 2011 Census counted 474 people in 75 households, the 199th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.
- 474 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 58.6% literacy
- 815312 PIN code

## Kurkuri Pahari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kurkuri Pahari is 815312. Kurkuri Pahari falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815312
- Gram panchayat Chorgata
- Community development block Jamua
- Census village code 351433

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

## How far is Kurkuri Pahari from nearby towns?
- Giridih (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kurkuri Pahari?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurkuri Pahari known for?

The main crops are rice. About 19% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kurkuri Pahari

Of every 100 households in Kurkuri Pahari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kurkuri Pahari · ■ Jamua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 6%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 3% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 72%
- Use banking services 75% 58%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 79% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 14%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Kurkuri Pahari?

■ Kurkuri Pahari · ■ Jamua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.6% 64.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 852 941
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 860 940
- Working population 48.1% 42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 46.4% for women. 45% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 214 (94%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 12 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jamua
- Damgi 493 people
- Khariodih Chakmanjo 488 people
- Gobindpur 484 people
- Chaura 483 people
- Ektara 470 people
- Bijaidih 468 people
- Bansidih 464 people
- Ratanpura 461 people

All 315 villages in Jamua

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kurkuri Pahari? 815312
- What is the population of Kurkuri Pahari? 474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkuri Pahari in? Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkuri Pahari? 58.6% (Census 2011)

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