# Kurum Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/kurum/ Village · Murtijapur, Akola # Kurum Kurum is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra, PIN code **444106**. The 2011 Census counted **6,399 people in 1,351 households**, the 2nd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%. - 6,399people (2011) - 1,351households - 90.8%literacy - 444106PIN code ## Kurum PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurum is 444106.** Kurum falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - PIN code444106 - Community development blockMurtijapur - Census village code530277 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurum from nearby towns? - Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Akola (district HQ)72 km by road - Murtijapur (nearest town)28 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 Kurum? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Kurum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Murtijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kurum known for? About 36% of the 2,202 hectares of village land is sown, and 781 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 Kurum Of every 100 households in Kurum in 2011, 88 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kurum · ■ Murtijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **78% Toilet within the home ****69%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **65% Tap water ****66%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **89% Use banking services ****56%** **64% Television ****35%** **34% Mobile phone ****42%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **39% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Kurum? ■ Kurum · ■ Murtijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%** **88.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979** **934 Working population ****33.9%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 88.7% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 373 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,187 (55%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 392 (18%) · **■** Marginal 183 (8%) 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 Murtijapur - Mana9,216 people - Hatgaon5,952 people - Sirso5,588 people - Lakhpuri3,440 people - Jamthi Bk.3,399 people [All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurum?444106 - How far is Kurum from Akola?72 km by road - What is the population of Kurum?6,399 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurum in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Kurum?90.8% (Census 2011)