About Kurua Basti Village

Kurua Basti is a mid sized village in Helem tehsil, in the district of Sonitpur, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 709, made up of 361 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.53 hectares hectares.

Kurua Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurua Basti village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Sonitpur
Tehsil	Helem
Area (hectares)	157.53 hectares
Population	709
Male Population	361
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurua Basti compares

By the 2011 count Kurua Basti is the 77th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 157.53 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kurua Basti

Kurua Basti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurua Basti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurua Basti from other places

Kurua Basti lies about 98 km from Sonitpur, and the nearest railway station is Helem, about 2.6 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 Kurua Basti
Nearest railway station	Helem	2.6 km
Nearest town	Itanagar	30 km
District headquarters	Sonitpur	98 km

Villages closest to Kurua Basti

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

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Common questions about Kurua Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurua Basti village had a population of 709. That makes it the 77th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Kurua Basti village has 361 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurua Basti has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Kurua Basti covers 157.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurua Basti falls under Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kurua Basti is Helem, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurua Basti.

Kurua Basti is about 98 km from Sonitpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurua Basti is in Helem tehsil of Sonitpur district. Helem is about 2.6 km away. Itanagar is about 30 km away. Sonitpur is about 98 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.