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About Kurmain Village

Kurmain is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 914 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurmain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824211
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 1,724
Male Population 914
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurmain compares

By the 2011 count Kurmain is the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kurmain

Kurmain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurmain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kurmain from other places

Kurmain lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 26 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 Kurmain
Nearest town Sherghāti 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amas 11 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Kurmain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmain village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Kurmain village has 914 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmain has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kurmain is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurmain covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurmain falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurmain is Guraru, about 26 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 km distance for Kurmain.

Kurmain is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurmain is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 4.5 km away. Amas is about 11 km away. Guraru is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajpur (under 2 km), Surajpura (under 2 km) and Kalwan (under 2 km).

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

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