About Kurawan Village

Kurawan is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 400 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Kurawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	798
Male Population	400
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurawan compares

By the 2011 count Kurawan is the 90th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 78 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 927.

Getting to Kurawan

Kurawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kurawan from other places

Kurawan lies about 71 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 10 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 Kurawan
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	10 km
Nearest town	Nāsriganj	10 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	71 km

Villages closest to Kurawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurawan village had a population of 798. That makes it the 90th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Kurawan village has 400 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurawan has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Kurawan covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurawan falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurawan is Bikramganj, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kurawan.

Kurawan is about 71 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurawan is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 6.5 km away. Bikramganj is about 10 km away. Nāsriganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.