About Kurthiya Village

Kurthiya is a mid sized village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 871 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Kurthiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurthiya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	1,602
Male Population	871
Female Population	731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurthiya compares

By the 2011 count Kurthiya is the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kurthiya

Kurthiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurthiya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurthiya from other places

Kurthiya lies about 37 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sikariya Railway Station, about 8.7 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 Kurthiya
Nearest railway station	Sikariya Railway Station	8.7 km
Nearest town	Jagdīspur	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	13 km
District headquarters	Buxar	37 km

Villages closest to Kurthiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurthiya village had a population of 1,602. That makes it the 37th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Kurthiya village has 871 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurthiya has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Kurthiya covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurthiya falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurthiya is Sikariya Railway Station, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kurthiya.

Kurthiya is about 37 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurthiya is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Sikariya Railway Station is about 8.7 km away. Jagdīspur is about 8.9 km away. Barhampur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.