About Kurtha Village

Kurtha is a mid sized village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,955, made up of 1,003 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurtha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Pincode	804427
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	1,955
Male Population	1,003
Female Population	952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurtha compares

By the 2011 count Kurtha is the 43rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kurtha

Kurtha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurtha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurtha from other places

Kurtha lies about 12 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 3.0 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 Kurtha
Nearest railway station	Tehta	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Makhdumpur	6.6 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	12 km

Villages closest to Kurtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurtha village had a population of 1,955. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kurtha village has 1,003 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurtha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kurtha is 804427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurtha covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurtha falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurtha is Tehta, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kurtha.

Kurtha is about 12 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurtha is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 3.0 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.6 km away. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.