# Kurkuta Village, Chhatarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chhatarpur, Palamu 

# Kurkuta

Kurkuta is a village in Chhatarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,298 people in 206 households**, the 39th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,298people (2011)
- 206households
- 52.1%literacy
- 822113PIN code

## Kurkuta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurkuta is 822113.** Kurkuta falls in Chhatarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822113
- Gram panchayatKauwal
- Community development blockChhatarpur
- Census village code365486

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

## How far is Kurkuta from nearby towns?

- Chattarpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Daltonganj (district HQ)62 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)62 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 Kurkuta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Kurkuta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 81% of the 230 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 Kurkuta

Of every 100 households in Kurkuta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurkuta · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kurkuta?

■ Kurkuta · ■ Chhatarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**960

Working population ****25.3%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 40.2% for women. 38% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (12%) · **■** Marginal 90 (27%)

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 Chhatarpur

- Murumdag1,382 people
- Karma Kalan1,336 people
- Naso1,334 people
- Bhikhi1,316 people
- Marumdag1,287 people
- Okraha1,270 people
- Chaukhara Bandhudih1,264 people
- Gurdi1,257 people

[All 142 villages in Chhatarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/chhatarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurkuta?822113
- How far is Kurkuta from Daltonganj?62 km by road
- What is the population of Kurkuta?1,298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurkuta in?Palamu district (Chhatarpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurkuta?52.1% (Census 2011)