About Kurna Village

Kurna is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 250 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	312.89 hectares
Population	492
Male Population	250
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurna compares

By the 2011 count Kurna is the 19th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 312.89 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kurna

Kurna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurna as Available within village. 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 Khal, Kharoti, Kuhna and Kukahar. 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.

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Common questions about Kurna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurna village had a population of 492. That makes it the 19th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kurna village has 250 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurna has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Kurna is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurna covers 312.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurna falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kurna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurna.

Kurna is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra 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.