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About Kurha Village

Kurha is a large village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,260, made up of 1,672 males and 1,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 3,260
Male Population 1,672
Female Population 1,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurha compares

By the 2011 count Kurha is the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 14 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 951.

Getting to Kurha

Kurha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurha as Available within <5 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 Kurha from other places

Kurha lies about 13 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, 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 Kurha
Tehsil headquarters Ichak under 2 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 13 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 13 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 15 km

Villages closest to Kurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurha village had a population of 3,260. That makes it the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Kurha village has 1,672 males and 1,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurha has about 950 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Kurha is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurha covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurha falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurha is Hazaribag Town, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurha.

Kurha is about 13 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurha is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about under 2 km away. Hazaribagh is about 13 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurthia (under 2 km), Bandua (under 2 km) and Gunja (under 2 km).

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

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