# Kurma Village, Thakurgangti, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurgangti, Godda 

# Kurma

Kurma is a village in Thakurgangti sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,582 people in 271 households**, the 17th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 1,582people (2011)
- 271households
- 48.1%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Kurma PIN code and other codes

Kurma falls in Thakurgangti sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatMhalmandro
- Community development blockThakurgangti
- Census village code355961

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

## How far is Kurma from nearby towns?

- Thakurgangti (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)69 km by road
- Sahibganj (nearest town)31 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 Kurma?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km

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 Kurma known for?

Products made here include n.a. and n.a.. About 91% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kurma

Of every 100 households in Kurma in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurma · ■ Thakurgangti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**89%

Tap water ****12%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****64%**

**48%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kurma?

■ Kurma · ■ Thakurgangti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**949

Working population ****41.8%**

**41.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 35.1% for women. 41% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 111 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 419 (63%)

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 Thakurgangti

- Tetaria Mal1,789 people
- Amarpur1,724 people
- Hira Khutahari1,712 people
- Budhuachak1,618 people
- Indar Chak1,543 people
- Itwa Milik1,513 people
- Deban Chak1,468 people
- Bihari1,385 people

[All 203 villages in Thakurgangti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/thakurgangti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurma from Godda?69 km by road
- What is the population of Kurma?1,582 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurma in?Godda district (Thakurgangti sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurma?48.1% (Census 2011)