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About Kureshian Village

Kureshian is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 198 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kureshian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kureshian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144008
Area (hectares) 98.4 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 198
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kureshian compares

By the 2011 count Kureshian is the 186th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 98.4 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kureshian

Kureshian is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kureshian 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kureshian from other places

Kureshian lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about under 2 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 Kureshian
Nearest railway station Sanaura under 2 km
Nearest town Urmar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 30 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Kureshian

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.

Common questions about Kureshian

As per the Census of India 2011, Kureshian village had a population of 362. That makes it the 186th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Kureshian village has 198 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kureshian has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kureshian is 144008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kureshian covers 98.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kureshian is Sanaura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kureshian.

Kureshian is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kureshian is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sanaura is about under 2 km away. Urmar is about 10 km away. Jalandhar II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhadda (under 2 km), Sanaura (under 2 km) and Chamiari (under 2 km).

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

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