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About Kura Village

Kura is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 357 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares.

Kura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 357
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kura compares

By the 2011 count Kura is the 67th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kura

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

Kura 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 Kura
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 15 km
Nearest town Madhupur 23 km
District headquarters Deoghar 35 km

Villages closest to Kura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kura village had a population of 736. That makes it the 67th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Kura village has 357 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kura has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Kura covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kura falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kura 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kura.

Kura 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.

Kura is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 3.2 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 15 km away. Madhupur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajiadih (under 2 km), Tetariatanr (under 2 km) and Satbehri (under 2 km).

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

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