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Kurma Population - Banka, Bihar

Kurma is a large village located in Dhuraiya Block of Banka district, Bihar with total 952 families residing. The Kurma village has population of 5490 of which 2831 are males while 2659 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kurma village population of children with age 0-6 is 1104 which makes up 20.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kurma village is 939 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Kurma as per census is 1026, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Kurma village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Kurma village was 50.39 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Kurma Male literacy stands at 59.93 % while female literacy rate was 40.00 %.

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 952 - -
Population 5,490 2,831 2,659
Child (0-6) 1,104 545 559
Schedule Caste 345 171 174
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 50.39 % 59.93 % 40.00 %
Total Workers 1,729 1,266 463
Main Worker 992 - -
Marginal Worker 737 366 371

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.28 % 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, 1729 were engaged in work activities. 57.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1729 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 406 were Agricultural labourer.