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About Kurhwa Village

Kurhwa is a large village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,684, made up of 2,452 males and 2,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Kurhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 4,684
Male Population 2,452
Female Population 2,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Kurhwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurhwa is the 20th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kurhwa

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

Kurhwa lies about 126 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Karisath, about under 2 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 Kurhwa
Nearest railway station Karisath under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 6.4 km
Nearest town Arrah 9.7 km
District headquarters Samastipur 126 km

Villages closest to Kurhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhwa village had a population of 4,684. That makes it the 20th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Kurhwa village has 2,452 males and 2,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhwa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Kurhwa covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurhwa falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kurhwa is Karisath, about under 2 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 Kurhwa.

Kurhwa is about 126 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhwa is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Karisath is about under 2 km away. Kalyanpur is about 6.4 km away. Arrah is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (4.0 km), Madhurapur (4.1 km) and Bakhtiarpur (5.3 km).

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

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