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About Kurka Village

Kurka is a large village in Rupbas tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,337, made up of 2,311 males and 2,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Rupbas
Pincode 321301
Area (hectares) 1016.35 hectares
Population 4,337
Male Population 2,311
Female Population 2,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurka compares

By the 2011 count Kurka is the 9th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,708 residents. Its 1016.35 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 864.

Getting to Kurka

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

Kurka lies about 23 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Pingora, about 7.8 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 Kurka
Nearest railway station Pingora 7.8 km
Nearest town Bayāna 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupbas 18 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 23 km

Villages closest to Kurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurka village had a population of 4,337. That makes it the 9th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,708 residents.

Kurka village has 2,311 males and 2,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurka has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Kurka is 321301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurka covers 1016.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurka falls under Rupbas tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kurka is Pingora, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurka.

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

Kurka is in Rupbas tehsil of Bharatpur district. Pingora is about 7.8 km away. Bayāna is about 18 km away. Rupbas is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonothi (under 2 km), Soopra (1.8 km) and Haroli (2.3 km).

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

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