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About Kure Village

Kure is one of the larger villages in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,429, made up of 2,769 males and 2,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548 hectares hectares.

Kure Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kure village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 548 hectares
Population 5,429
Male Population 2,769
Female Population 2,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kure compares

By the 2011 count Kure is the 4th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 548 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Kure

Kure is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kure as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kure from other places

Kure lies about 17 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, 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 Kure
Nearest railway station Tehta 11 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 17 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 17 km

Villages closest to Kure

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kure village had a population of 5,429. That makes it the 4th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Kure village has 2,769 males and 2,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kure has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Kure covers 548 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kure falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kure is Tehta, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kure.

Kure is about 17 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kure is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 11 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Ghoshi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathak Bigha (under 2 km), Bakhra (1.6 km) and Korra (1.7 km).

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

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