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About Kuraiwala Village

Kuraiwala is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,779, made up of 2,531 males and 2,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuraiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuraiwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Gidderbaha
Pincode 152112
Area (hectares) 1266 hectares
Population 4,779
Male Population 2,531
Female Population 2,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuraiwala compares

By the 2011 count Kuraiwala is the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 1266 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kuraiwala

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

Kuraiwala lies about 23 km from Muktsar. 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 Kuraiwala
Nearest town Malout 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gidderbaha 23 km
District headquarters Muktsar 23 km

Villages closest to Kuraiwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuraiwala village had a population of 4,779. That makes it the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Kuraiwala village has 2,531 males and 2,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuraiwala has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kuraiwala is 152112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuraiwala covers 1266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuraiwala falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The census record for Kuraiwala notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuraiwala.

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

Kuraiwala is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Malout is about 7.4 km away. Gidderbaha is about 23 km away. Muktsar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baddian (3.4 km), Karniwala (5.1 km) and Ghagga (5.2 km).

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

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