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About Kurhaila Village

Kurhaila is a mid sized village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 484 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurhaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhaila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 336 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 484
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurhaila compares

By the 2011 count Kurhaila is the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kurhaila

Kurhaila is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurhaila as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kurhaila from other places

Kurhaila lies about 18 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, 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 Kurhaila
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 5.8 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Tauheed 18 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 18 km

Villages closest to Kurhaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhaila village had a population of 926. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Kurhaila village has 484 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhaila has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kurhaila is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurhaila covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurhaila falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurhaila is Tauheed, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurhaila.

Kurhaila is about 18 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhaila is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahadurganj is about 5.8 km away. Bahādurganj is about 5.8 km away. Tauheed is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betbari (1.5 km), Rampur (1.7 km) and Durgapur (2.0 km).

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

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