Kurwa Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Kurwa is a village situated in Forbesganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 180 families residing in the village Kurwa. The total population of Kurwa is 900 out of which 463 are males and 437 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurwa is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurwa village is 166 which is 18% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 81 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurwa is 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Kurwa village.

Population
900
Families
180
Literacy
67.3%
Sex Ratio
944

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurwa is 67.3%. Thus Kurwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 78.84% and the female literacy rate is 55.06% in Kurwa village.

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

Kurwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 166 85 81
Literacy 67.3% 78.84% 55.06%
Scheduled Caste 38 21 17
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 406 165 241

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kurwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kurwa village out of total population, 274 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 274 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 99 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 257 213 44
Cultivators 128 114 14
Agriculture Labourer 99 72 27
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 23 21 2
Marginal Workers 17 0 17
Non Working 626 250 376

Nearby Villages to Kurwa,

Below are the list of villages near Kurwa village in Forbesganj.

Village Population
Jhirwa Pachhiari 5,937
Jhirwa Purwari 7,513
Basgara 3,297
Arraha Madarganj 7,438
Rampur 3,386
Aurahi 16,207
Kurwa Lachhmipur 5,035
Shankarpur 1,646
Sukhi 1,150
Ahmadpur 1,475

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