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About Kurai Village

Kurai is a mid sized village in Kurai tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,927, made up of 1,016 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.03 hectares hectares.

Kurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Kurai
Area (hectares) 100.03 hectares
Population 1,927
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurai compares

By the 2011 count Kurai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 624 residents. Its 100.03 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Getting to Kurai

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

Kurai lies about 59 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Bhimalgondi, about 16 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 Kurai
Nearest railway station Bhimalgondi 16 km
Nearest town Sausar 33 km
District headquarters Seoni 59 km

Villages closest to Kurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurai village had a population of 1,927. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 624 residents.

Kurai village has 1,016 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurai has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1029.

Kurai covers 100.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurai falls under Kurai tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurai is Bhimalgondi, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurai.

Kurai is about 59 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurai is in Kurai tehsil of Seoni district. Bhimalgondi is about 16 km away. Sausar is about 33 km away. Seoni is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambadi (4.3 km), Utariya (5.6 km) and Chargaon (5.6 km).

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

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