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About Kurhar Village

Kurhar is one of the larger villages in Bokhara tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,213, made up of 2,814 males and 2,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares.

Kurhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bokhara
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 5,213
Male Population 2,814
Female Population 2,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurhar compares

By the 2011 count Kurhar is the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,691 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Kurhar

Kurhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakauti, Dhankaul Khurd, Dharhi and Jhitki. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kurhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhar village had a population of 5,213. That makes it the 9th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,691 residents.

Kurhar village has 2,814 males and 2,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhar has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Kurhar covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurhar falls under Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Kurhar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Kurhar.

Kurhar is in Bokhara tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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