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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJU DEVI
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- LGD code
- 252602
- Pincode
- 821312
- Post office
- Tilouthu
- Population
- 3,145
- Households
- 494
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 790
- Distance to district centre
- 107 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 140 km
- Distance to Patna
- 119 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 497 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dehri on Sone · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Makrain · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hurka compares
By population, Hurka ranks #8 of 65 villages in Tilouthu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.7%
+2.7% vs mandal average
- Hurka
- 61.7%
- Tilouthu mandal
- 59.0%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+19 vs mandal average
- Hurka
- 932
- Tilouthu mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
6.4
Same as the mandal average
- Hurka
- 6.4
- Tilouthu mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hurka at a glance
Hurka is a village of 3,145 people in 494 households (Census 2011) in Tilouthu block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 8th-largest of 65 villages in Tilouthu block. Literacy is 62%, 3 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 107 km from the Rohtas district centre, 4 km from Dharahara, the nearest town, 3 km from Dehri on Sone railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821312, served by Tilouthu post office; the LGD village code is 252602. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Makrain, 1 km away. The sarpanch is SANJU DEVI, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 3,708 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Hurka →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurka · this village | 3,145 | 62% | — |
| Hurka · Ketar* | 1,939 | 56% | 0 km N |
| Hurka · Dehri | 1,982 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Makrain · Dehri | — | — | 1.5 km SW |
| Mathurapur · Shahabad | 3,138 | 35% | 3.2 km W |
| Mathurapur · Rudhauli | 650 | 46% | 3.2 km W |
| Mathurapur · Lalganj | 426 | 82% | 3.2 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hurka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- SASARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Hurka
- Total area (ha)
- 422.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 390.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hurka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Hurka
- LGD code
- 252602
- Pincode
- 821312
- Post office
- Tilouthu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,145
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,708
- Households
- 494
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 61.7%
- Coordinates
- 24.92805°N, 84.20827°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANJU DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Tilouthu
Getting there
How to reach Hurka
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna119 kmcapital
- Kolkata497 km
- Delhi806 km
- Hyderabad1027 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDehri on Sone3 km
- Bus stopAurangabad Bus Stand24 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Makrain1 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank13 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
- CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College5 km
- Police stationKudra Police Station44 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Hurka
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Hurka
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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Villages near Hurka
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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)