# Kuri Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Kuri

Kuri is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,010 people in 192 households**, the 24th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,010people (2011)
- 192households
- 60.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Kuri PIN code and other codes

Kuri falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKuri
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375349

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

## How far is Kuri from nearby towns?

- Khunti (district HQ)37 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)37 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 Kuri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kuri; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bandgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○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 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 Kuri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 42% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Kuri

Of every 100 households in Kuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuri · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****76%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kuri?

■ Kuri · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**942

Working population ****60.4%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 44.5% for women. 59% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 500 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 101 (17%)

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 Erki

- Kochang1,080 people
- Ghaghra1,026 people
- Madhatu1,015 people
- Katui1,010 people
- Kurunga1,007 people
- Gitilbera976 people
- Sigid962 people
- Maipa960 people

[All 128 villages in Erki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/erki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuri from Khunti?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kuri?1,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuri in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kuri?60.1% (Census 2011)