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

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Village · Palkot, Gumla 

# Kurum

Kurum is a village in Palkot sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835220**. The 2011 Census counted **621 people in 123 households**, the 42nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 621people (2011)
- 123households
- 57.3%literacy
- 835220PIN code

## Kurum PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurum is 835220.** Kurum falls in Palkot sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835220
- Gram panchayatUmra
- Community development blockPalkot
- Census village code376331

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?

- Paalkot (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)33 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)33 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paalkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gumla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Kurum known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 908 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurum · ■ Palkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kurum?

■ Kurum · ■ Palkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**960

Working population ****57.6%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 41.1% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 137 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 196 (55%)

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 Palkot

- Solga726 people
- Bardih696 people
- Goja689 people
- Kura625 people
- Chirodih616 people
- Rengola608 people
- Sanaidih608 people
- Sundridih557 people

[All 73 villages in Palkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/palkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurum?835220
- How far is Kurum from Gumla?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kurum?621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurum in?Gumla district (Palkot sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurum?57.3% (Census 2011)