About Kurma Village

Kurma is one of the larger villages in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,490, made up of 2,831 males and 2,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Kurma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	154 hectares
Population	5,490
Male Population	2,831
Female Population	2,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurma compares

By the 2011 count Kurma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kurma

Kurma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurma as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kurma from other places

Kurma lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 14 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 Kurma
Nearest railway station	Punsia	14 km
Nearest town	Godda	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	25 km
District headquarters	Banka	25 km

Villages closest to Kurma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurma village had a population of 5,490. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kurma village has 2,831 males and 2,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurma has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Kurma covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurma falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurma is Punsia, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurma.

Kurma is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurma is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 14 km away. Godda is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.