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About Kurmawan Village

Kurmawan is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,073, made up of 2,106 males and 1,967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares.

Kurmawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 4,073
Male Population 2,106
Female Population 1,967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurmawan compares

By the 2011 count Kurmawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Kurmawan

Kurmawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurmawan as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurmawan from other places

Kurmawan lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 11 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 Kurmawan
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 10 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 11 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Kurmawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Kurmawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmawan village had a population of 4,073. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Kurmawan village has 2,106 males and 1,967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmawan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Kurmawan covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurmawan falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurmawan is Kastha, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurmawan.

Kurmawan is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurmawan is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 10 km away. Kastha is about 11 km away. Gaya 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 Karman Dhab (under 2 km), Baraini (under 2 km) and Dirawan (under 2 km).

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

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