# Nurai Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Nurai

Nurai is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 141 households**, the 63rd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 826people (2011)
- 141households
- 51.9%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Nurai PIN code and other codes

Nurai falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatRupas
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359668

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?

- Barharwa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)73 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)36 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 93% of the 90 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, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nurai · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**3%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****85%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1242**

**961

Working population ****50.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 49.1% for women. 57% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (8%) · **■** Marginal 287 (69%)

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 Barharwa

- Faridpur886 people
- Bhimpara872 people
- Jambad869 people
- Bara Gargama836 people
- Sabda Chhota Gargram826 people
- Bijaipur794 people
- Fatehpur793 people
- Anitikar792 people

[All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nurai from Sahibganj?73 km by road
- What is the population of Nurai?826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nurai in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Nurai?51.9% (Census 2011)