Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum # Kuriyan Kuriyan is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 357 people in 80 households, the 43rd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 357 people (2011) - 80 households - 45.8% literacy - 1,006 females per 1,000 males ## Kuriyan PIN code and other codes Kuriyan falls in Gurbandha sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - Community development block Gurbandha - Census village code 364183 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kuriyan from nearby towns? - Jamshedpur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Jugsalai (nearest town) 47 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kuriyan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kuriyan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Behragoda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ghatsila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jamshedpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kuriyan known for? The main crops are rice. About 39% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kuriyan Of every 100 households in Kuriyan in 2011, 17 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kuriyan · ■ Gurbandha rural average - Electricity for lighting 17% 68% - Toilet within the home 1% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 98% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 5% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 48% 45% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 5% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 8% 20% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kuriyan? ■ Kuriyan · ■ Gurbandha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 45.8% 55.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1006 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 727 933 - Working population 37.0% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.8% for men and 38.0% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 127 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gurbandha - Paharpur 402 people - Dumurbandi 376 people - Paharpur 364 people - Kukrajujha 362 people - Koima 356 people - Bhurshan 352 people - Murakati 351 people - Nekradangri 347 people All 93 villages in Gurbandha ## Quick answers - How far is Kuriyan from Jamshedpur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Kuriyan? 357 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuriyan in? Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kuriyan? 45.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/kuriyan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.