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About Kurasin Village

Kurasin is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 308 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurasin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurasin village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824211
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 308
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurasin compares

By the 2011 count Kurasin is the 57th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 9.3 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 Kurasin

Kurasin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurasin 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurasin from other places

Kurasin lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, 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 Kurasin
Nearest town Sherghāti under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amas 14 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 34 km

Villages closest to Kurasin

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 Kurasin

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurasin village had a population of 576. That makes it the 57th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Kurasin village has 308 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurasin has about 870 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 Kurasin is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurasin covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurasin falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurasin is Guraru, about 27 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 village for Kurasin.

Kurasin is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurasin is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about under 2 km away. Amas is about 14 km away. Guraru is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekauna (under 2 km), Hamzapur (under 2 km) and Bazidpur (under 2 km).

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

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