About Kurapahari Village

Kurapahari is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 30 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurapahari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814144
Area (hectares)	17 hectares
Population	62
Male Population	30
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurapahari compares

By the 2011 count Kurapahari is the 176th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kurapahari

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

Kurapahari lies about 30 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 10 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 Kurapahari
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranishwar	30 km
District headquarters	Dumka	30 km

Villages closest to Kurapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurapahari village had a population of 62. That makes it the 176th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Kurapahari village has 30 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurapahari has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kurapahari is 814144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurapahari covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurapahari falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurapahari is Harinsing, about 10 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 village for Kurapahari.

Kurapahari is about 30 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurapahari is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 10 km away. Ranishwar is about 30 km away. Dumka is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.