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About Kurhed Village

Kurhed is a large village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,114, made up of 1,118 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhed village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 454.9 hectares
Population 2,114
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurhed compares

By the 2011 count Kurhed is the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 454.9 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Kurhed

Kurhed is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurhed as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khah, Khorbani, Khowas and Kot Ranka. 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.

Common questions about Kurhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhed village had a population of 2,114. That makes it the 27th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Kurhed village has 1,118 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhed has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Kurhed is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurhed covers 454.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurhed falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kurhed notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kurhed.

Kurhed is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri 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.

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

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