# Kurthiya Gram Panchayat, Sau Ghat, Basti: Pradhan Rukhsana > Kurthiya is a gram panchayat in Sau Ghat block of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh (LGD code 54645, PIN code 224205). > It has one revenue village: Kurthiya. > The Gram Pradhan is Rukhsana. > It is in Goshainganj assembly constituency (MLA: Abhay Singh, Samajwadi Party) and Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency (MP: Lalji Verma). > It is about 64 km south-west of Basti district headquarters, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat (12 km). Source page: https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/basti/sau-ghat/kurthiya/ Updated 18 October 2026 · Sources: LGD, Election Commission of India, Census 2011 and other open government data ## Key facts - **Name:** Kurthiya / कुर्थिया - **Type:** Gram Panchayat - **LGD code:** 54645 - **Block:** Sau Ghat - **Tehsil:** Basti - **District:** Basti - **Division:** Basti Division - **State:** Uttar Pradesh - **Villages:** 1 - **Assembly Constituency:** Goshainganj - **Lok Sabha Constituency:** Ambedkar Nagar - **Gram Pradhan:** Rukhsana - **MLA:** Abhay Singh (Samajwadi Party) - **MP:** Lalji Verma (Samajwadi Party) - **PIN code:** 224205 - **Coordinates:** 26.5149° N, 82.2440° E (approximate) - **Schools:** 1 - **Polling Centres:** 1 - **Panchayat Secretary:** Reeta Chaudhary ## Elected representatives - **Gram Pradhan:** Rukhsana - **Panchayat Secretary:** Reeta Chaudhary - **MLA:** Abhay Singh (Samajwadi Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/abhay-singh-mla-goshainganj/ - **MP:** Lalji Verma (Samajwadi Party), https://zoloth.com/leaders/lalji-verma-mp-ambedkar-nagar/ ## Villages - Kurthiya (कुर्थिया) ## Frequently asked questions ### In which block, tehsil and district is Kurthiya Gram Panchayat? Kurthiya Gram Panchayat is in Sau Ghat block of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, and comes under Basti tehsil. ### Who is the Gram Pradhan of Kurthiya Gram Panchayat? Rukhsana is the Gram Pradhan of Kurthiya Gram Panchayat; phone 9935117377 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026). ### Who won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Kurthiya? Irfan Ahmed won the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Kurthiya with 676 votes (42% of the valid votes). The current office-bearer list names Rukhsana, though, so the post may have changed hands since. ### How many villages are there in Kurthiya Gram Panchayat? Kurthiya Gram Panchayat has just one revenue village, Kurthiya. ### Was the Gram Pradhan seat of Kurthiya reserved in the 2021 election? In the 2021 panchayat election, the Gram Pradhan seat of Kurthiya was unreserved, so anyone could stand. Before that: 2005 (Scheduled Caste women), 2010 (women) and 2015 (women). Reservation is decided afresh before every panchayat election, so it can change next time. ### What was the winning margin in the 2021 Gram Pradhan election of Kurthiya? The winner of the 2021 Gram Pradhan election in Kurthiya beat the runner-up by 195 votes (12.2% of valid votes). There were 6 candidates in the race, and 1,602 valid votes were cast. ### Who was the Gram Pradhan of Kurthiya before 2021? Earlier, the Gram Pradhan seat of Kurthiya went to Rukhsaana (2015), Rukhsana (2010) and Devamti (2005). We matched these older results to today's panchayat by name, and some boundaries have changed since, so treat them as a guide. ### What was the voter turnout in Kurthiya in the 2015 panchayat election? Turnout in Kurthiya was 63% in the 2015 panchayat election. ### How many ward members are there in Kurthiya Gram Panchayat? Kurthiya Gram Panchayat has 13 elected ward members, 5 of them women (38%), according to the UP Panchayati Raj Department list of October 2026. ### Who is the panchayat secretary of Kurthiya? Reeta Chaudhary is the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) of Kurthiya; phone 8573847842 (source: UP Panchayati Raj Department, as listed on 14 October 2026). The secretary covers 6 gram panchayats, so call ahead to find out which day they're in Kurthiya. ### Which assembly constituency does Kurthiya come under? Kurthiya comes under the Goshainganj Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency. ### Who is the MLA of Kurthiya? The MLA for Goshainganj is Abhay Singh (Samajwadi Party), elected in the 2022 assembly election. They got 1,05,187 votes (43.8%) and won by 12,774 votes. ### Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kurthiya in? Kurthiya is in the Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency. ### Who is the MP of Kurthiya? The Member of Parliament for Ambedkar Nagar is Lalji Verma (Samajwadi Party), elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. They got 5,44,959 votes (46.3%) and won by 1,37,247 votes. ### What is the LGD code of Kurthiya Gram Panchayat? The LGD code of Kurthiya Gram Panchayat is 54645. It comes from the Local Government Directory, and many government portals use it to identify the panchayat. ### What is the PIN code of Kurthiya? The PIN code for Kurthiya is usually 224205. The nearest post office is Pachiyana (PIN 224205), about 1.4 km away as the crow flies. The panchayat office address on record is Gram-kurthiya Post-odwara Basti, 224205. ### What is the DIGIPIN of Kurthiya? The DIGIPIN for Kurthiya is 2J3-3CL-55CP. It marks the centre of the panchayat on the map, not any particular house or office. DIGIPIN is India Post's 10-character digital address code. ### How far is Kurthiya from Basti? Kurthiya is about 64 km south-west of Basti district headquarters as the crow flies; by road it will be further. From the centre of Sau Ghat block, it is about 59 km south-west. ### Which is the nearest railway station to Kurthiya? The nearest railway station to Kurthiya is Khajurhat (KJA), about 12 km away as the crow flies. Other stations close by: Chaure Bazar (CHBR), 13 km; Ulna Bhari (ULN), 15 km. ### Which is the nearest airport to Kurthiya? The nearest airport to Kurthiya is Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ), about 27 km away as the crow flies. The next nearest is Gorakhpur Airport (GOP), about 122 km away. ### Which is the nearest bank to Kurthiya, and what is its IFSC code? The nearest bank branch to Kurthiya is Punjab National Bank, Khajurahat (IFSC PUNB0986500), roughly 4.7 km away. Other branches nearby: Canara Bank, Rasulha (IFSC CNRB0006194) and Bank of Baroda, Basantpur,ambedkar Nagar,up (IFSC BARB0BASAMB). Your own account's IFSC is printed in your passbook and on your cheques. ### Where are the polling centres of Kurthiya? The State Election Commission lists 1 polling centre in Kurthiya: Prathamik Pathashala Kurthiya. ### Which schools are there in Kurthiya? There is 1 government school building on record in Kurthiya: Prathamik Pathashala Kurthiya. The list draws partly on polling-centre records, so it may not include every school. ### Which gram panchayats are near Kurthiya? The closest gram panchayats to Kurthiya, as the crow flies, are Karanpur (0.5 km), Kurda (0.7 km), Kevlaapur / Takmeenganj (1.3 km), Daharha Misra (1.4 km) and Karamiya (1.6 km). ### How can I complain about work in Kurthiya Gram Panchayat? Start by raising it at the Gram Sabha meeting. If that doesn't work, give a written complaint to the ADO (Panchayat) at Sau Ghat block, or file it on IGRS (Jansunwai) (jansunwai.up.nic.in) or call helpline 1076. Keep the receipt or complaint number safe. You can check what the panchayat has spent on egramswaraj.gov.in. ### Where can residents of Kurthiya get land records (Khatauni)? Go to UP Bhulekh (upbhulekh.gov.in), pick district Basti and Tehsil Basti, then your village, to see the Khatauni. For a certified copy, go to a Common Service Centre or the Basti Tehsil office. ### How do I get a birth certificate or Parivar Register (family register) copy in Kurthiya? In Kurthiya, the Panchayat Secretary (Gram Panchayat Adhikari) registers births and deaths and also keeps the Parivar Register (family register). Report a birth or death in the village to them within 21 days, with Aadhaar and proof; after that the paperwork gets longer. You can then download the certificate from crsorgi.gov.in. For a certified Parivar Register (family register) copy, apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in). ### How do I apply for an income, caste or domicile certificate in Kurthiya? Apply at a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC) or on e-District UP (edistrict.up.gov.in) with your Aadhaar, a photo and a self-declaration. For Kurthiya, the Lekhpal of Basti tehsil checks the application and the Tehsildar / SDM issues the certificate. Keep the application number; you'll need it to track the status. ### How do I apply for a ration card or pension in Kurthiya? For a ration card, apply on Food and Civil Supplies, UP (fcs.up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); Sau Ghat block officials check rural applications. For old-age, widow or disability pension, apply online on Social pension portal (SSPY) (sspy-up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC); the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Sau Ghat verifies it. The pension goes straight into your bank account, so make sure the account is linked to Aadhaar. ### How can I check the MGNREGA (now VB-G RAM G) job card list or PM Awas (Gramin) list of Kurthiya? On nrega.nic.in, pick the state, then district Basti, block Sau Ghat and panchayat Kurthiya to see job cards, work done and wage payments. The PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) list works the same way on pmayg.dord.gov.in. New names get added through the Gram Sabha and the Sau Ghat block office. MGNREGA became VB-G RAM G on 1 July 2026, and e-KYC'd job cards stay valid until the new cards are issued. ### When does the Gram Sabha of Kurthiya meet? The Gram Sabha of Kurthiya must meet at least twice a year (after the Kharif and Rabi harvests), and the Gram Pradhan calls the meeting. Every adult voter in the panchayat's villages is a member, so you can go and have your say. The meeting reviews the panchayat's accounts and approves the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) and beneficiary lists. ### How do I check my name in the voter list of Kurthiya? The State Election Commission, Uttar Pradesh (sec.up.nic.in) publishes the ward-wise voter list for panchayat elections, and you can also see it at the Sau Ghat block office. For assembly and Lok Sabha elections, search for your name on voters.eci.gov.in or the Voter Helpline app using the EPIC number on your voter ID card; Kurthiya is in the Goshainganj assembly constituency. ### What is the Panchayat Advancement Index score of Kurthiya Gram Panchayat? Kurthiya Gram Panchayat scored 45.9 out of 100 in the Panchayat Advancement Index 2023-24, published by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj; it ranks 74th of 87 panchayats in Sau Ghat block. ### What is the altitude of Kurthiya above sea level? Kurthiya is about 96 metres above sea level (an SRTM terrain model estimate for the centre of the panchayat). The surrounding land is gently undulating, varying by about 13 m within 2 km. ### How much rainfall does Kurthiya get, and how hot does it get? On 2001-2020 averages, the area around Kurthiya gets about 1,090 mm of rain a year, 86% of it between June and September. The hottest days, in June, reach about 49°C, while the coldest nights fall to about 1°C. (NASA POWER satellite-model estimates) ### How much farmland and tree cover is there around Kurthiya? Within about 2 km of the centre of Kurthiya, the land is 67% cropland, 26% tree cover and 2% built-up land, going by ESA WorldCover 2021 satellite maps. ## Sources - [Assembly constituency boundaries (post-2008 delimitation), datameet/maps](https://github.com/datameet/maps), CC BY 2.5 IN - [Airports (OurAirports)](https://ourairports.com/data/), Public domain - [Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programmes](https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/), Public government data - [NASA POWER agro-climatology (long-term monthly normals)](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/), Public domain (NASA) - [Zoloth curated tables (divisions, ODOP, schemes)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Calculated by Zoloth from the sources cited alongside](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [DIGIPIN national addressing grid, computed from the panchayat's reference point](https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/Pages/digipin.aspx), Open algorithm - [SRTM 1-arc-second elevation (AWS Terrain Tiles, Skadi)](https://registry.opendata.aws/terrain-tiles/), Public domain (SRTM); see terrain-tiles attribution - [Bank branches with IFSC/MICR (razorpay/ifsc-api)](https://github.com/razorpay/ifsc), MIT (public RBI data) - [UP gram pradhan election results 2005–2021 (in-rolls/local_elections_up)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_up), MIT (compilation); public election results - [ESA WorldCover 10 m land cover 2021 (v200)](https://esa-worldcover.org/), CC BY 4.0 - [Local Government Directory snapshot (planemad/india-local-government-directory)](https://github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory), GODL-India - [Lok Sabha 2024 constituency results](https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/), Public results - [Government schemes (myScheme.gov.in)](https://www.myscheme.gov.in/), Public scheme information (dataset Apache-2.0) - [National Family Health Survey 5 district fact sheets](http://rchiips.org/nfhs/), Public fact sheets - [Panchayat Advancement Index, theme-wise gram panchayat scores](https://pai.gov.in/PS/Public/TW-GP.aspx), Public government data - [Census of India 2011 Primary Census Abstract (district)](https://censusindia.gov.in/), Public - [All-India post office and PIN directory with coordinates](https://data.gov.in/catalog/all-india-pincode-directory), GODL-India - [National Panchayat Awards winners](https://panchayataward.gov.in/), Public government data - [Railway stations (datameet/railways)](https://github.com/datameet/railways), CC0 - [UP SEC panchayat polling centres (in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations)](https://github.com/in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations), Public government data; compilation by in-rolls - [Gram panchayat office-bearers report (PB-2 form)](https://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=BALLIA), Public government report - [UP Vidhan Sabha 2022 and Lok Sabha 2024 segment results](https://results.eci.gov.in/), Public results - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0 - [Village boundaries with Census 2001 codes (datameet/indian_village_boundaries)](https://github.com/datameet/indian_village_boundaries), ODbL 1.0 - [Hindi names of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies (Hindi Wikipedia state lists)](https://hi.wikipedia.org/), CC BY-SA 4.0 (page text); the names themselves are facts - [Hindi spellings derived from a place-name token dictionary (learnt from LGD and SEC names)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Bihar panchayat general election 2021, Mukhiya and Sarpanch results (in-rolls/local_elections_bihar)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_bihar), MIT (compilation); public election results - [UDISE+ Basic Details of Schools (school directory with locations), via India Data Portal](https://ckan.indiadataportal.com/dataset/udise/resource/457fddf1-982f-4c85-855d-5095578accc1), ODC-BY 1.0 (India Data Portal); underlying UDISE+ data is public government data - [Bihar Vidhan Sabha 2025 results by constituency](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0 - [Local Government Directory, current snapshot (ramSeraph/opendata daily mirror)](https://ramseraph.github.io/opendata/lgd/), GODL-India (mirror under Unlicense) - [LGD village boundaries (ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries)](https://github.com/ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries/releases/tag/villages), CC0 1.0 - [Rajasthan panchayat general election 2026 (structure, schedule and results)](https://sec.rajasthan.gov.in/GramPanchayatDetails.aspx), Public government data - [Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 2023 results by constituency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rajasthan_Legislative_Assembly_election), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0