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About Kura Village

Kura is a mid sized village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 959 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 863 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343040
Area (hectares) 863 hectares
Population 1,826
Male Population 959
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kura compares

By the 2011 count Kura is the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 863 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kura

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

How far is Kura from other places

Kura lies about 85 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ratanpur, about 12 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 Kura
Nearest railway station Marwar Ratanpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 14 km
Nearest town Dhanera 29 km
District headquarters Jalor 85 km

Villages closest to Kura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kura village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Kura village has 959 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kura has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kura is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kura covers 863 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kura falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kura is Marwar Ratanpur, about 12 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 village for Kura.

Kura is about 85 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kura is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Ratanpur is about 12 km away. Raniwara is about 14 km away. Dhanera is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santroo (2.0 km), Sewara (3.0 km) and Pal (3.6 km).

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

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