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About Kurthadih Village

Kurthadih is a large village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,790, made up of 1,889 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurthadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurthadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 3,790
Male Population 1,889
Female Population 1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurthadih compares

By the 2011 count Kurthadih is the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kurthadih

Kurthadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurthadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kurthadih from other places

Kurthadih lies about 20 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 18 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 Kurthadih
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha under 2 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 18 km
District headquarters Arwal 20 km

Villages closest to Kurthadih

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 Kurthadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurthadih village had a population of 3,790. That makes it the 6th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Kurthadih village has 1,889 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurthadih has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kurthadih is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurthadih covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurthadih falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurthadih is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurthadih.

Kurthadih is about 20 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurthadih is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 17 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khemkaran Saray (under 2 km), Harpur (under 2 km) and Sachai (under 2 km).

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

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