About Kurua Village

Kurua is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 234 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Palojori
Pincode	815351
Area (hectares)	87 hectares
Population	441
Male Population	234
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
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 Kurua compares

By the 2011 count Kurua is the 124th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 965.

Getting to Kurua

Kurua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurua 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurua from other places

Kurua lies about 35 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 Kurua
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	15 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palojori	35 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	35 km

Villages closest to Kurua

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

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Common questions about Kurua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurua village had a population of 441. That makes it the 124th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Kurua village has 234 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurua has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kurua is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurua covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurua falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurua is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurua.

Kurua is about 35 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurua is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 15 km away. Madhupur is about 23 km away. Palojori is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.