Kurum is a village in Kadwa mandal, Katihar district, Bihar with a population of 1,841 across 381 households. The literacy rate is 43.6%, and the village is located at coordinates 25.752°N, 87.835°E.
By population, Kurum ranks #61 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kurum is a village of 1,841 people in 381 households (Census 2011) in Kadwa block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 61st-largest of 264 villages in Kadwa block. Literacy is 44%, 3 points above the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Katihar district centre, 3 km from Dhepura, the nearest town, 5 km from Sudhani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855105, served by Durgaganj post office; the LGD village code is 224461. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 14 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 2,171 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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