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About Kuruwa Village

Kuruwa is a mid sized village in Palasbari tehsil, in the district of Kamrup, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 386 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.48 hectares hectares.

Kuruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuruwa village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kamrup
Tehsil Palasbari
Area (hectares) 150.48 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 386
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuruwa compares

By the 2011 count Kuruwa is the 63rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents. Its 150.48 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kuruwa

Kuruwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuruwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuruwa from other places

Kuruwa lies about 39 km from Kamrup, and the nearest railway station is Panikhaiti, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kuruwa
Nearest railway station Panikhaiti 6.2 km
Nearest town Guwahati 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palasbari 31 km
District headquarters Kamrup 39 km

Villages closest to Kuruwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasbari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kuruwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuruwa village had a population of 778. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,002 residents.

Kuruwa village has 386 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuruwa has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Kuruwa covers 150.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuruwa falls under Palasbari tehsil of Kamrup district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kuruwa is Panikhaiti, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuruwa.

Kuruwa is about 39 km from Kamrup in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuruwa is in Palasbari tehsil of Kamrup district. Panikhaiti is about 6.2 km away. Guwahati is about 9.5 km away. Palasbari is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panikhaiti (6.9 km), Patgaon (8.9 km) and Kandalpara (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kuruwa today is likely to be higher.

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