# Kurko Village, Pirtanr, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Pirtanr, Giridih 

# Kurko

Kurko is a village in Pirtanr sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,952 people in 343 households**, the 6th largest of 194 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,952people (2011)
- 343households
- 59.8%literacy
- 825108PIN code

## Kurko PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurko is 825108.** Kurko falls in Pirtanr sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825108
- Gram panchayatKurko
- Community development blockPirtanr
- Census village code352935

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

## How far is Kurko from nearby towns?

- Pirtarn (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)46 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)46 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 Kurko?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kurko; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajgunj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Kurko known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 424 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 Kurko

Of every 100 households in Kurko in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kurko · ■ Pirtanr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****65%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kurko?

■ Kurko · ■ Pirtanr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**967

Working population ****51.7%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 45.0% for women. 52% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 83 (8%) · **■** Marginal 782 (78%)

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 Pirtanr

- Bishunpur3,231 people
- Kharpoka3,067 people
- Madhuban3,059 people
- Chirki2,608 people
- Angaia1,809 people
- Kumharlalo1,648 people
- Bharthi Chaulkari1,465 people
- Mandro1,442 people

[All 197 villages in Pirtanr](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/pirtanr/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurko?825108
- How far is Kurko from Giridih?46 km by road
- What is the population of Kurko?1,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurko in?Giridih district (Pirtanr sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurko?59.8% (Census 2011)