Kurtha is a Block positioned in Arwal district in Bihar. Positioned in rural region of Bihar, it is one of the 5 blocks of Arwal district. As per the administration records, the block code of Kurtha is 534. The block has 70 villages and there are total 20564 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Kurtha's population is 121818. Out of this, 63290 are males whereas the females count 58528 here. This block has 22849 children in the age group of 0-6 years. Among them 11913 are boys and 10936 are girls.
Literacy rate in Kurtha block is 51%. 63133 out of total 121818 population is literate here. Among males the literacy ratio is 61% as 38634 males out of total 63290 are literate however female literacy rate is 41% as 24499 out of total 58528 females are literate in this Block.
The Negative portion is that illiteracy rate of Kurtha block is 48%. Here 58685 out of total 121818 individuals are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 38% as 24656 males out of total 63290 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 58% and 34029 out of total 58528 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of occupied person of Kurtha block is 37660 still 84158 are non-working. And out of 37660 working individual 4922 peoples are entirely reliant on cultivation.
