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About Kuraitha Village

Kuraitha is a large village in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,265, made up of 2,240 males and 2,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuraitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuraitha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Mansahi
Pincode 854104
Area (hectares) 410 hectares
Population 4,265
Male Population 2,240
Female Population 2,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kuraitha compares

By the 2011 count Kuraitha is the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 410 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Kuraitha

Kuraitha 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 Kuraitha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kuraitha from other places

Kuraitha lies about 9.4 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kuretha, about under 2 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 Kuraitha
Nearest railway station Kuretha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mansahi 9.4 km
District headquarters Katihar 9.4 km

Villages closest to Kuraitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuraitha village had a population of 4,265. That makes it the 9th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Kuraitha village has 2,240 males and 2,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuraitha has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Kuraitha is 854104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuraitha covers 410 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuraitha falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kuraitha is Kuretha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuraitha.

Kuraitha is about 9.4 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuraitha is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Kuretha is about under 2 km away. Mansahi is about 9.4 km away. Katihar is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Pinda (under 2 km) and Ekauna (2.1 km).

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

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