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About Kurera Village

Kurera is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 235 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 204.4 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 235
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurera compares

By the 2011 count Kurera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 204.4 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kurera

Kurera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurera as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurera from other places

Kurera lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 Kurera
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Kurera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurera village had a population of 470. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Kurera village has 235 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurera has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kurera is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurera covers 204.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurera falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurera is Jawalamukhi Road, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Kurera.

Kurera is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurera is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 7.4 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaliyana (under 2 km), Daddal (under 2 km) and Daloh (under 2 km).

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

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