About Kurala Village

Kurala is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 260 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Jalandhar II
Pincode	144622
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	509
Male Population	260
Female Population	249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurala compares

By the 2011 count Kurala is the 158th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kurala

Kurala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurala from other places

Kurala lies about 23 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Machrowal, about 4.8 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 Kurala
Nearest railway station	Machrowal	4.8 km
Nearest town	Kartārpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalandhar II	23 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	23 km

Villages closest to Kurala

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

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Common questions about Kurala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurala village had a population of 509. That makes it the 158th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Kurala village has 260 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurala has about 958 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 945.

The pincode recorded for Kurala is 144622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurala covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurala falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kurala is Machrowal, about 4.8 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 village for Kurala.

Kurala is about 23 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurala is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Machrowal is about 4.8 km away. Kartārpur is about 13 km away. Jalandhar II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.