# Kurum Village, Basia, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Basia, Gumla 

# Kurum

Kurum is a village in Basia sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835227**. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 180 households**, the 36th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 885people (2011)
- 180households
- 56.5%literacy
- 835227PIN code

## Kurum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurum is 835227.** Kurum falls in Basia sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835227
- Gram panchayatItam
- Community development blockBasia
- Census village code375867

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

## How far is Kurum from nearby towns?

- Basiya (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)62 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)62 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 Kurum?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kurum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Kurum known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 29% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Kurum

Of every 100 households in Kurum in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurum · ■ Basia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**7%

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

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**56%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Kurum?

■ Kurum · ■ Basia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**963

Working population ****63.5%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 44.6% for women. 63% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 394 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (13%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 82 (15%)

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 Basia

- Kedli954 people
- Sasia935 people
- Chintaman Kura916 people
- Sonmer888 people
- Tirra865 people
- Ghunsera849 people
- Jolo849 people
- Borekera848 people

[All 88 villages in Basia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/basia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurum?835227
- How far is Kurum from Gumla?62 km by road
- What is the population of Kurum?885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurum in?Gumla district (Basia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurum?56.5% (Census 2011)