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

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Kurunga

Kurunga is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 166 households**, the 25th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 166households
- 45.9%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Kurunga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurunga is 835216.** Kurunga falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatBohonda
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375339

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

## How far is Kurunga from nearby towns?

- Khunti (district HQ)48 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)48 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 Kurunga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khunti
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kurunga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 6% of the 624 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 Kurunga

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

■ Kurunga · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****12%**

**4%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Kurunga?

■ Kurunga · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010**

**942

Working population ****66.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 27.1% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 551 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 98 (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 Erki

- Ghaghra1,026 people
- Madhatu1,015 people
- Katui1,010 people
- Kuri1,010 people
- Gitilbera976 people
- Sigid962 people
- Maipa960 people
- Badani890 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurunga?835216
- How far is Kurunga from Khunti?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kurunga?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurunga in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurunga?45.9% (Census 2011)