About Kurtha Village

Kurtha is a large village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,177, made up of 1,155 males and 1,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurtha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Pincode	801302
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	2,177
Male Population	1,155
Female Population	1,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurtha compares

By the 2011 count Kurtha is the 27th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kurtha

Kurtha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurtha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nalanda. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Hilsa	6.9 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	12 km

Villages closest to Kurtha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 2,177. That makes it the 27th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Kurtha village has 1,155 males and 1,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurtha has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Kurtha is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurtha covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurtha falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Kurtha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurtha.

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

Kurtha is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 6.9 km away. Nalanda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.