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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SIMA KUMARI
Contact: 62****7542
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- LGD code
- 260871
- Pincode
- 804421
- Post office
- Kurtha
- Population
- 1,416
- Households
- 277
- Literacy rate
- 59.7%
- Sex ratio
- 871 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 315
Census 2011 · in context
How Qamariya compares
By population, Qamariya ranks #32 of 72 villages in Kurtha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.7%
+7.9% vs mandal average
- Qamariya
- 59.7%
- Kurtha mandal
- 51.8%
- Arwal district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−54 vs mandal average
- Qamariya
- 871
- Kurtha mandal
- 925
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Qamariya
- 5.1
- Kurtha mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Qamariya at a glance
Qamariya is a village of 1,416 people in 277 households (Census 2011) in Kurtha block, Arwal district, Bihar, the 32nd-largest of 72 villages in Kurtha block. Literacy is 60%, 8 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804421, served by Kurtha post office; the LGD village code is 260871. The sarpanch is SIMA KUMARI, and the village votes in Hasanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raj Kumar Ray. The population is estimated at 1,669 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qamariya · this village | 1,416 | 60% | — |
| Ibrahimpur · Kurtha | 3,153 | 45% | — |
| Khaira · Kurtha | 2,852 | 55% | — |
| Helalpur · Kurtha | 2,211 | 49% | — |
| Kimdar Chak · Kurtha | 1,507 | 62% | — |
| Dakra · Kurtha | 1,176 | 64% | — |
| Narhi · Kurtha | 1,156 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Qamariya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARWAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 9
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- IBRAHIMPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 144
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Qamariya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Qamariya
- LGD code
- 260871
- Pincode
- 804421
- Post office
- Kurtha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,416
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,669
- Households
- 277
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 871
- Literacy rate
- 59.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hasanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Raj Kumar Ray
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SIMA KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Kurtha
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 804421
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Other villages in Kurtha mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)