About Kurma Village

Kurma is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,959, made up of 1,599 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Kurma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	2,959
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
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 the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

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	Shambhuganj	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 Shambhuganj 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 2,959. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Kurma village has 1,599 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurma has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 879.

Kurma covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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