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About Kurar Village

Kurar is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 57 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 57
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurar compares

By the 2011 count Kurar is the 128th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kurar

Kurar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurar as Available within village. 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 Kurar from other places

Kurar lies about 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 2.1 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 Kurar
Nearest railway station Koti 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 6.4 km
Nearest town Kālka 7.4 km
District headquarters Solan 11 km

Villages closest to Kurar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurar village had a population of 101. That makes it the 128th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Kurar village has 57 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurar has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kurar is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurar covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurar falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurar is Koti, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurar.

Kurar is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurar is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 2.1 km away. Kasauli is about 6.4 km away. Kālka is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batoli Kalan (under 2 km), Batoli Khurd (under 2 km) and Chuancha (under 2 km).

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

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