About Kurwa Village

Kurwa is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 463 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Kurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	900
Male Population	463
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurwa is the 80th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kurwa

Kurwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kurwa from other places

Kurwa lies about 23 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 3.5 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 Kurwa
Nearest railway station	Simraha	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	23 km

Villages closest to Kurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwa village had a population of 900. That makes it the 80th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Kurwa village has 463 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Kurwa covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurwa falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurwa is Simraha, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurwa.

Kurwa is about 23 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurwa is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 3.5 km away. Forbesganj is about 12 km away. Araria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.