About Kurwa Village

Kurwa is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 134 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	28.54 hectares
Population	283
Male Population	134
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
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 Kurwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurwa is the 172nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 28.54 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kurwa

Kurwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurwa 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 Kunji, Kurahariya, Kurma and Kurmapahar. 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.

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Common questions about Kurwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwa village had a population of 283. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Kurwa village has 134 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwa has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kurwa is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurwa covers 28.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurwa falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kurwa 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 Kurwa.

Kurwa is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka 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.