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About Kurhani Village

Kurhani is one of the larger villages in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,461, made up of 5,515 males and 4,946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 844120
Area (hectares) 571 hectares
Population 10,461
Male Population 5,515
Female Population 4,946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kurhani compares

By the 2011 count Kurhani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 571 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Kurhani

Kurhani 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 Kurhani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurhani from other places

Kurhani lies about 17 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, 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 Kurhani
Nearest railway station Kurhani under 2 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 17 km

Villages closest to Kurhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhani village had a population of 10,461. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Kurhani village has 5,515 males and 4,946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhani has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Kurhani is 844120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurhani covers 571 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurhani falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurhani is Kurhani, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurhani.

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

Kurhani is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about under 2 km away. Muzaffarpur 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 Bangra Bansidhar (under 2 km), Mankauli (under 2 km) and Deogan (1.6 km).

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

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