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About Kuira Village

Kuira is a mid sized village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 870 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Hat Gamharia
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 799 hectares
Population 1,693
Male Population 870
Female Population 823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuira compares

By the 2011 count Kuira is the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 799 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kuira

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

Kuira lies about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 5.9 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 Kuira
Nearest railway station Sonua 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Hat Gamharia 14 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 14 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 19 km

Villages closest to Kuira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hat Gamharia 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 Kuira

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuira village had a population of 1,693. That makes it the 15th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Kuira village has 870 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuira has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kuira is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuira covers 799 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuira falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuira is Sonua, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuira.

Kuira is about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuira is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 5.9 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 14 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindisai (3.7 km), Baljori (5.9 km) and Darbila (7.4 km).

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

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