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About Kurwa Village

Kurwa is a large village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,163, made up of 1,150 males and 1,013 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 801305
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 2,163
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,013
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurwa is the 17th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kurwa

Kurwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurwa from other places

Kurwa lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Singriawan, about 6.5 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 Kurwa
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa under 2 km
Nearest railway station Singriawan 6.5 km
Nearest town Hilsa 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Kurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwa village had a population of 2,163. That makes it the 17th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Kurwa village has 1,150 males and 1,013 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwa has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Kurwa is 801305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurwa covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurwa falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurwa is Singriawan, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurwa.

Kurwa is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurwa is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Nagar Nausa is about under 2 km away. Singriawan is about 6.5 km away. Hilsa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagar Nahusa (under 2 km), Lodipur Usmanpur (under 2 km) and Kaila (2.8 km).

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

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