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About Kuruatanr Village

Kuruatanr is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 391 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuruatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuruatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 76.68 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 391
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Kuruatanr compares

By the 2011 count Kuruatanr is the 86th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 76.68 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kuruatanr

Kuruatanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kuruatanr 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 Kuruatanr from other places

Kuruatanr lies about 49 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 19 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 Kuruatanr
Tehsil headquarters Birni 17 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 19 km
Nearest town Jhajha 36 km
District headquarters Giridih 49 km

Villages closest to Kuruatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuruatanr village had a population of 779. That makes it the 86th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Kuruatanr village has 391 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuruatanr has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kuruatanr is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuruatanr covers 76.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuruatanr falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuruatanr is Duriatanr Halt, about 19 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 Kuruatanr.

Kuruatanr is about 49 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuruatanr is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 17 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 19 km away. Jhajha is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendua (1.9 km), Balia (2.8 km) and Baliari (2.8 km).

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

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