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About Kura Village

Kura is a large village in Sampatchak tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,723, made up of 1,449 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Kura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Sampatchak
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 2,723
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kura compares

By the 2011 count Kura is the 16th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kura

The census records public bus service for Kura 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kura from other places

Kura lies about 8.9 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about 2.1 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 Kura
Nearest railway station Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampatchak 5.9 km
District headquarters Patna 8.9 km

Villages closest to Kura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kura village had a population of 2,723. That makes it the 16th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents.

Kura village has 1,449 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kura has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Kura covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kura falls under Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kura is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kura.

Kura is about 8.9 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kura is in Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district. Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt is about 2.1 km away. Sampatchak is about 5.9 km away. Patna is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taranpur (under 2 km), Baruna (under 2 km) and Kandap (2.8 km).

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

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