About Barh Kurwa Village

Barh Kurwa is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 321 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barh Kurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barh Kurwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	848117
Area (hectares)	6 hectares
Population	603
Male Population	321
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barh Kurwa compares

By the 2011 count Barh Kurwa is the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 6 hectares work out to about 100 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Barh Kurwa

Barh Kurwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Barh Kurwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Barh Kurwa from other places

Barh Kurwa lies about 31 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Bachwara Junction, 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 Barh Kurwa
Nearest railway station	Bachwara Junction	10 km
Nearest town	Rusera	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	28 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	31 km

Villages closest to Barh Kurwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Barh Kurwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Barh Kurwa village had a population of 603. That makes it the 54th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Barh Kurwa village has 321 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barh Kurwa 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 917.

The pincode recorded for Barh Kurwa is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barh Kurwa covers 6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 100 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barh Kurwa falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barh Kurwa is Bachwara Junction, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barh Kurwa.

Barh Kurwa is about 31 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barh Kurwa is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Bachwara Junction is about 10 km away. Rusera is about 13 km away. Shivaji Nagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.