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Kurma Population - Banka, Bihar

Kurma is a large village located in Shambhuganj Block of Banka district, Bihar with total 555 families residing. The Kurma village has population of 2959 of which 1599 are males while 1360 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kurma village population of children with age 0-6 is 449 which makes up 15.17 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kurma village is 851 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Kurma as per census is 895, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Kurma village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Kurma village was 89.44 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Kurma Male literacy stands at 93.47 % while female literacy rate was 84.67 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kurma village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kurma village.

Kurma Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 555 - -
Population 2,959 1,599 1,360
Child (0-6) 449 237 212
Schedule Caste 248 136 112
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.44 % 93.47 % 84.67 %
Total Workers 936 738 198
Main Worker 564 - -
Marginal Worker 372 197 175

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.38 % of total population in Kurma village. The village Kurma currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kurma village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 60.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.74 % 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.