About Tamkura Village

Tamkura is a small village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 121 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tamkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tamkura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	140 hectares
Population	229
Male Population	121
Female Population	108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
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 Tamkura compares

By the 2011 count Tamkura is the 63rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Tamkura

Tamkura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tamkura 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 Tamkura from other places

Tamkura lies about 23 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 12 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 Tamkura
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	23 km
District headquarters	Araria	23 km

Villages closest to Tamkura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tamkura village had a population of 229. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Tamkura village has 121 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tamkura has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Tamkura is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tamkura covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tamkura falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tamkura is Forbesganj Junction, about 12 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 Tamkura.

Tamkura 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.

Tamkura is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 8.8 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 12 km away. Kursakatta is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.