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Kurwa

Ramgarh mandal
Pincode 814119
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SURAJMUNI HANSDAK
Contact: 99****9244
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LGD code
370182
Pincode
814119
Post office
Kurwa
Population
98
Households
18
Literacy rate
30.6%
Sex ratio
1130 ♀/1000♂
Workers
55
Distance to district centre
15 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Ranchi
192 km
Distance to Kolkata
234 km
Nearest railway station
Dhanpatdih · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Palajori Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kurwa compares

By population, Kurwa ranks #305 of 347 villages in Ramgarh mandal.

Literacy rate
%
30.6%
−15.6% vs mandal average
Kurwa
30.6%
Ramgarh mandal
46.2%
Dumka district
50.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,130
+130 vs mandal average
Kurwa
1,130
Ramgarh mandal
1,000
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.7 vs mandal average
Kurwa
5.4
Ramgarh mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kurwa at a glance

Kurwa is a village of 98 people in 18 households (Census 2011) in Ramgarh block, Dumka district, Jharkhand, the 305th-largest of 347 villages in Ramgarh block. Literacy is 31%, 16 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 1,130 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Dumka district centre, 52 km from Barra, the nearest town, 22 km from Dhanpatdih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 814119, served by Kurwa post office; the LGD village code is 370182. The nearest hospital or health centre is Palajori Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is SURAJMUNI HANSDAK, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 116 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kurwa · this village9831%—
Pabra · Tundi12741%0 km N
Dumaria · Ramgarh7364%0 km N
Kupi · Ramgarh62141%0 km N
Dola · Ramgarh26950%0 km N
Bauria · Ramgarh2,17051%0 km N
Punsia · Ramgarh63428%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kurwa

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DUMKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
1.5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KARUDIH
Total area (ha)
45
Irrigated area (ha)
0.57
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kurwa

LGD code
370182
Pincode
814119
Post office
Kurwa
Population (Census 2011)
98
Population (projected 2026)
116
Households
18
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1130
Literacy rate
30.6%
Coordinates
24.21594°N, 86.93775°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sarath
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Member of Legislative Assembly
Uday Shankar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SURAJMUNI HANSDAK
Block / Mandal
Ramgarh
Getting there

How to reach Kurwa

Mandal centre
Ramgarh · ≈ 1.1 km
≈ 2 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dumka · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,798 people
Barra · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 47 min by car · 2 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi192 kmcapital
  • Kolkata234 km
  • Delhi1085 km
  • Hyderabad1161 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDhanpatdih22 km
  • Hospital / PHCPalajori Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankSBI Main Branch32 km
  • Petrol pumpHP Petrol Pump39 km
  • CollegeBajla Mahila College39 km
  • Police stationAsansol South Police Station59 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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