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About Kutra Village

Kutra is a mid sized village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 826 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Kutra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Sarmera
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 1,623
Male Population 826
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutra compares

By the 2011 count Kutra is the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kutra

Kutra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kutra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kutra from other places

Kutra lies about 34 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.7 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 Kutra
Tehsil headquarters Sarmera 4.7 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 8.7 km
District headquarters Nalanda 34 km

Villages closest to Kutra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutra village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Kutra village has 826 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutra has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Kutra covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kutra falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kutra is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kutra.

Kutra is about 34 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutra is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 4.7 km away. Bar Bigha is about 4.7 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaspur (1.9 km), Dhanuki (2.1 km) and Tora (2.5 km).

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

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