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About Kurkuri Village

Kurkuri is a large village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,312, made up of 2,242 males and 2,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303 hectares hectares.

Kurkuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Area (hectares) 303 hectares
Population 4,312
Male Population 2,242
Female Population 2,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Kurkuri compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuri is the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 303 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Kurkuri

Kurkuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurkuri 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 Kurkuri from other places

Kurkuri lies about 7.8 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 3.4 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 Kurkuri
Tehsil headquarters Phulwari 2.8 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Ganpura 3.4 km
District headquarters Patna 7.8 km

Villages closest to Kurkuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuri village had a population of 4,312. That makes it the 7th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kurkuri village has 2,242 males and 2,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuri has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 906.

Kurkuri covers 303 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurkuri falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuri is Ganpura, about 3.4 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 Kurkuri.

Kurkuri is about 7.8 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuri is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Phulwari is about 2.8 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 2.9 km away. Ganpura is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinduni (under 2 km), Chilbili (1.6 km) and Ismailpur Dhibra (1.8 km).

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

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