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About Kurkuri Village

Kurkuri is a small village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 251 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares.

Kurkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 251
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkuri compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuri is the 59th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kurkuri

Kurkuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurkuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kurkuri from other places

Kurkuri lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 16 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 Kurkuri
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 16 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 17 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km

Villages closest to Kurkuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuri village had a population of 493. That makes it the 59th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Kurkuri village has 251 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuri has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Kurkuri covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurkuri falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuri is Jehanabad Court, about 16 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 km distance for Kurkuri.

Kurkuri is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuri is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 5.9 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 16 km away. Jahānābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothiya (under 2 km), Pinjranwan (under 2 km) and Dakra (1.8 km).

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

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