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About Kurhnu Village

Kurhnu is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 512 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurhnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhnu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 512
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Kurhnu compares

By the 2011 count Kurhnu is the 50th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Kurhnu

Kurhnu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurhnu 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 Kurhnu from other places

Kurhnu lies about 112 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, about 18 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 Kurhnu
Tehsil headquarters Chand 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 18 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 112 km

Villages closest to Kurhnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhnu village had a population of 966. That makes it the 50th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Kurhnu village has 512 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhnu has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Kurhnu is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurhnu covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurhnu falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurhnu is Karamnasi, about 18 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 Kurhnu.

Kurhnu is about 112 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhnu is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 3.9 km away. Karamnasi is about 18 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharuhiya (under 2 km), Ichawan (1.6 km) and Sirihra (1.9 km).

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

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