About Kurmawan Village

Kurmawan is a large village in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,852, made up of 1,958 males and 1,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Kurmawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dobhi
Area (hectares)	369 hectares
Population	3,852
Male Population	1,958
Female Population	1,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 the 8th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kurmawan

Kurmawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurmawan 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 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 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 29 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	Dobhi	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	29 km
District headquarters	Gaya	34 km

Villages closest to Kurmawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmawan village had a population of 3,852. That makes it the 8th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Kurmawan village has 1,958 males and 1,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmawan has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Kurmawan covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurmawan falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurmawan is Bansinala Halt, about 29 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 - 10 km distance for Kurmawan.

Kurmawan 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.

Kurmawan is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 6.0 km away. Bagaha is about 13 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.