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About Kurla Khark Village

Kurla Khark is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 169 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurla Khark Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurla Khark village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 273025
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 169
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurla Khark compares

By the 2011 count Kurla Khark is the 104th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kurla Khark

Kurla Khark is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurla Khark as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurla Khark from other places

Kurla Khark lies about 18 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 55 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 Kurla Khark
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 18 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 55 km

Villages closest to Kurla Khark

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Kurla Khark

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurla Khark village had a population of 335. That makes it the 104th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kurla Khark village has 169 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurla Khark has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kurla Khark is 273025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurla Khark covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurla Khark falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurla Khark is Dehradun, about 55 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurla Khark.

Kurla Khark is about 18 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurla Khark is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 17 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Detar Kandaila (under 2 km), Banet Haldwari (under 2 km) and Bharog Baneri (under 2 km).

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

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