# Nurai Village, Maheshpur, Pakur (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Maheshpur, Pakur 

# Nurai

Nurai is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,093 people in 246 households**, the 47th largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.

- 1,093people (2011)
- 246households
- 58.4%literacy
- 816106PIN code

## Nurai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nurai is 816106.** Nurai falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816106
- Gram panchayatKanijhara
- Community development blockMaheshpur
- Census village code360778

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

## How far is Nurai from nearby towns?

- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)35 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 Nurai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Nurai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 189 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 Nurai

Of every 100 households in Nurai in 2011, 53 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nurai · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****67%**

**22%

Television ****25%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Nurai?

■ Nurai · ■ Maheshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**52.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**987

Working population ****32.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (13%) · **■** Marginal 180 (50%)

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 Maheshpur

- Manikpur1,119 people
- Nimdonga1,107 people
- Sitarampur1,099 people
- Bhelai1,093 people
- Chaptura1,083 people
- Partappur1,064 people
- Borio1,040 people
- Pariardaha1,035 people

[All 345 villages in Maheshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pakur/maheshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nurai?816106
- How far is Nurai from Pakur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Nurai?1,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nurai in?Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nurai?58.4% (Census 2011)