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About Kurkuri Village

Kurkuri is a large village in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,562, made up of 1,857 males and 1,705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Garhani
Pincode 802203
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 3,562
Male Population 1,857
Female Population 1,705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurkuri compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuri is the 8th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kurkuri

Kurkuri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurkuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 4.4 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 27 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 Garhani 4.4 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 27 km

Villages closest to Kurkuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhani 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 3,562. That makes it the 8th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Kurkuri village has 1,857 males and 1,705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kurkuri is 802203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkuri covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurkuri falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuri is Pawakhali, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurkuri.

Kurkuri is about 4.4 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuri is in Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Garhani is about 4.4 km away. Bhojpur is about 4.4 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (5.8 km), Sohari (7.9 km) and Pararia (8.8 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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