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About Kurada Village

Kurada is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 128 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurada village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 61.92 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 128
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurada compares

By the 2011 count Kurada is the 103rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 61.92 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kurada

Kurada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurada as Available within <5 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 Kurada from other places

Kurada lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 44 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 Kurada
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 6.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 44 km

Villages closest to Kurada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurada village had a population of 257. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Kurada village has 128 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurada has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kurada is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurada covers 61.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurada falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurada is Olinda, about 44 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurada.

Kurada is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurada is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.2 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Olinda is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dol (under 2 km), Sehli (under 2 km) and Baila (under 2 km).

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

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