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Bihar plans nine jaggery units in Muzaffarpur to support sugarcane farmers
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- LGD code
- 229548
- Pincode
- 844127
- Post office
- Turki
- Population
- 8,522
- Households
- 1,590
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Sex ratio
- 908 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,100
Census 2011 · in context
How Kerwan Dih compares
By population, Kerwan Dih ranks #7 of 166 villages in Kurhani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.9%
−5.0% vs mandal average
Kerwan Dih48.9%
Kurhani mandal53.9%
Muzaffarpur district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
908
+17 vs mandal average
Kerwan Dih908
Kurhani mandal891
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kerwan Dih5.4
Kurhani mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kerwan Dih at a glance
Kerwan Dih is a village of 8,522 people in 1,590 households (Census 2011) in Kurhani block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 7th-largest of 166 villages in Kurhani block. Literacy is 49%, 5 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 908 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844127, served by Turki post office; the LGD village code is 229548. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 10,047 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerwan Dih · this village | 8,522 | 49% | — |
| Bara Kapur · Kurhani | 2,093 | 60% | — |
| Kerwan Raghoram · Kurhani | 1,415 | 62% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kerwan Dih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kerma dih
- Total area (ha)
- 523
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 185.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kerwan Dih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kerwan Dih
- LGD code
- 229548
- Pincode
- 844127
- Post office
- Turki
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,522
- Population (projected 2026)
- 10,047
- Households
- 1,590
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 908
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Kurhani
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 844127
- Chhajan HarshankarKurhani mandal16,467 pop
- TurkiKurhani mandal11,792 pop
- ShakrisaraiyaKurhani mandal9,600 pop
- LadauarKurhani mandal8,380 pop
- BasauliKurhani mandal6,521 pop
- Kishunpur MadhubanKurhani mandal6,221 pop
- ChandrahatiKurhani mandal5,944 pop
- Kafain Daria ChhapraKurhani mandal5,033 pop
- Kishunpur MohanKurhani mandal4,654 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kerwan Dih
Other villages in Kurhani mandal
View all 60+ →- Chhajan Harshankar
- Mahanth Maniari
- Turki
- Kurhani
- Shakrisaraiya
- Kharauna Dih
- Ladauar
- Jarhua
- Sumera Urf Afzalpur Madho
- Raghunathpur Madhuban Urf Kaman Chhapra
- Basauli
- Amrakh
- Chhitrauli
- Kishunpur Madhuban
- Chandrahati
- Gauraia
- Sonbarsa Shah
- Tarsan Kishuni
- Kafain Daria Chhapra
- Shahpur Mircha
- Padmaul
- Madhopur Susta
- Bangra Bansidhar
- Kishunpur Mohan
- Chapki
- Balra Kishun
- Chainpur
- Dubahi
- Parkhotimpur
- Moraul Urf Mor Nisf
- Pakauli
- Harshankarpur Maniari
- Thatia Garh Goriari
- Ratnauli
- Sumera
- Mahammadpur Mobarak
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)