# Kurwa Village, Patan, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Patan, Palamu 

# Kurwa

Kurwa is a village in Patan sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **550 people in 116 households**, the 90th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 550people (2011)
- 116households
- 48.2%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Kurwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurwa is 822123.** Kurwa falls in Patan sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatSerma
- Community development blockPatan
- Census village code365899

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

## How far is Kurwa from nearby towns?

- Patan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)22 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 Kurwa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Kurwa known for?

The main crops are **rice and makka, arhar**. About 57% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Kurwa

Of every 100 households in Kurwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurwa · ■ Patan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****98%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**17%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****64%**

**28%

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 Kurwa?

■ Kurwa · ■ Patan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****596**

**922

Working population ****28.0%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 37.6% for women. 30% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (16%) · **■** Marginal 86 (56%)

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 Patan

- Juimaran Pathra582 people
- Sakanpirhi581 people
- Kosiara566 people
- Pahartarlami Alias Nawadih562 people
- Hurdaga538 people
- Jonra Khurd529 people
- Pakaria511 people
- Banjari504 people

[All 152 villages in Patan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/patan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurwa?822123
- How far is Kurwa from Medininagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kurwa?550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurwa in?Palamu district (Patan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurwa?48.2% (Census 2011)