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About Kurka Village

Kurka is a mid sized village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 351 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.4 hectares hectares.

Kurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 61.4 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 351
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Kurka compares

By the 2011 count Kurka is the 71st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 61.4 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kurka

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

Kurka lies about 11 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 20 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 Kurka
Tehsil headquarters Deo 2.4 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 11 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 11 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 20 km

Villages closest to Kurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurka village had a population of 670. That makes it the 71st largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Kurka village has 351 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurka has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Kurka covers 61.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurka falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurka is Baghoi Kusa, about 20 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 Kurka.

Kurka is about 11 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurka is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 2.4 km away. Aurangabad is about 11 km away. Aurangābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raja Kurka (under 2 km), Kusiari (under 2 km) and Silar Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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