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About Kura Village

Kura is a mid sized village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,580, made up of 800 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Dadi
Pincode 825326
Area (hectares) 958 hectares
Population 1,580
Male Population 800
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kura compares

By the 2011 count Kura is the 17th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 958 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kura

Kura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kura 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 5 - 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 24 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Charhi, about 11 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
Nearest railway station Charhi 11 km
Nearest town Saunda 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadi 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 24 km

Villages closest to Kura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dadi 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 1,580. That makes it the 17th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kura village has 800 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kura has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kura is 825326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kura covers 958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kura falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kura is Charhi, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kura.

Kura is about 24 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kura is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Charhi is about 11 km away. Saunda is about 13 km away. Dadi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapia (2.1 km), Rikba (3.2 km) and Hanhemorha (5.0 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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