Kurma Population, Caste, Working Data Banka, Bihar - Census 2011

Kurma is a village situated in Shambhuganj block of Banka district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 555 families residing in the village Kurma. The total population of Kurma is 2,959 out of which 1,599 are males and 1,360 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurma is 851.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurma village is 449 which is 15% of the total population. There are 237 male children and 212 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurma is 895 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (851) of Kurma village.

Population
2,959
Families
555
Literacy
89.44%
Sex Ratio
851

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurma is 89.4%. Thus Kurma village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.4% of Banka district. The male literacy rate is 93.47% and the female literacy rate is 84.67% in Kurma village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kurma village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kurma Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kurma village.

Total Male Female
Children 449 237 212
Literacy 89.44% 93.47% 84.67%
Scheduled Caste 248 136 112
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 714 326 388

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kurma village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kurma village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 60.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 187 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 62 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 564 541 23
Cultivators 187 182 5
Agriculture Labourer 62 58 4
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 301 290 11
Marginal Workers 372 197 175
Non Working 2,023 861 1,162

Nearby Villages to Kurma,

Below are the list of villages near Kurma village in Shambhuganj.

Village Population
Raipura 48
Sahdeopur 1,571
Raipura 237
Kaitha 2,368
Raipura 150
Saguni 928
Birnaudha 1,722
Gidhaura 2,420
Keshopur 471
Bansipur 1,058

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