About Kuraia Village

Kuraia is a large village in Dighwara tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,085, made up of 2,180 males and 1,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuraia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Dighwara
Pincode	841221
Area (hectares)	114.55 hectares
Population	4,085
Male Population	2,180
Female Population	1,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuraia compares

By the 2011 count Kuraia is the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents. Its 114.55 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Kuraia

Kuraia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuraia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuraia from other places

Kuraia lies about 79 km from Saran, 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 Kuraia
Nearest railway station	Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt	2.1 km
Nearest town	Patna	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighwara	28 km
District headquarters	Saran	79 km

Villages closest to Kuraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuraia village had a population of 4,085. That makes it the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,901 residents.

Kuraia village has 2,180 males and 1,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuraia has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Kuraia is 841221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuraia covers 114.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kuraia falls under Dighwara tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kuraia is Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuraia.

Kuraia is about 79 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuraia is in Dighwara tehsil of Saran district. Ramgovindsingh Mahuli Halt is about 2.1 km away. Patna is about 8.9 km away. Dighwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.