# Kurkel Village, Chainpur, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chainpur, Gumla 

# Kurkel

Kurkel is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835206**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 83 households**, the 53rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 438people (2011)
- 83households
- 72.2%literacy
- 835206PIN code

## Kurkel PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurkel is 835206.** Kurkel falls in Chainpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835206
- Gram panchayatKating
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code376136

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

## How far is Kurkel from nearby towns?

- Chainpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)43 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)38 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 Kurkel?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kurkel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Kurkel known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 27% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Kurkel

Of every 100 households in Kurkel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kurkel · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****86%**

**67%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kurkel?

■ Kurkel · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**993

Working population ****46.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 66.1% for women. 45% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 141 (70%)

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 Chainpur

- Jirmi471 people
- Chachali458 people
- Mahuatoli446 people
- Dargaon438 people
- Sugasarwa420 people
- Brahmpur417 people
- Dipadih409 people
- Chandgo396 people

[All 85 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurkel?835206
- How far is Kurkel from Gumla?43 km by road
- What is the population of Kurkel?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkel in?Gumla district (Chainpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkel?72.2% (Census 2011)