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About Kurza Village

Kurza is a large village in Pauni tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,052, made up of 1,025 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 822.31 hectares hectares.

Kurza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurza village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Pauni
Area (hectares) 822.31 hectares
Population 2,052
Male Population 1,025
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurza compares

By the 2011 count Kurza is the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 822.31 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kurza

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

Kurza lies about 35 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, 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 Kurza
Tehsil headquarters Pauni 6.9 km
Nearest town Pawni 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 16 km
District headquarters Bhandara 35 km

Villages closest to Kurza

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurza village had a population of 2,052. That makes it the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Kurza village has 1,025 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurza has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Kurza covers 822.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurza falls under Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurza is Bhiwapur, 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 10+ km distance for Kurza.

Kurza is about 35 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurza is in Pauni tehsil of Bhandara district. Pauni is about 6.9 km away. Pawni is about 6.9 km away. Bhiwapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korambhi (2.3 km), Itgaon (2.5 km) and Khaksi (2.8 km).

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

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