Kurkuri, Nirsa
Kurkuri is a village located in the Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda Subdivision of Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Nirsa block and comes under Shyampur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Dhanbad parliament constituency and Nirsa assembly constituency.
As on February 2025, the current population of Kurkuri is 771 out of which 414 are males and rest 357 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 862 females per 1000 males. There are around 91 teenagers in Kurkuri. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 511 persons can read and write. Total 52 people belonging to scheduled caste and 91 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 139 households in Kurkuri, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 217. The village has pincode 828207 and has a post-office (Maithon Dam Sub Post office) nearby.
Schools
Kurkuri has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- B.S.K.College, Maithan
- De Nobili School
- J. N. V. Benagoria
- D.V.C.+2 High School Maithan
- Dvc Middle School
Banks
Kurkuri has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.