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About Kuraj Village

Kuraj is one of the larger villages in Railmagra tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,800, made up of 3,415 males and 3,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2778 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313328, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuraj village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Railmagra
Pincode 313328
Area (hectares) 2778 hectares
Population 6,800
Male Population 3,415
Female Population 3,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuraj compares

By the 2011 count Kuraj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents. Its 2778 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 993.

Getting to Kuraj

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

Kuraj lies about 22 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Kuanriya, about 9.8 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 Kuraj
Nearest railway station Kuanriya 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Railmagra 22 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 22 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 22 km

Villages closest to Kuraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuraj village had a population of 6,800. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,417 residents.

Kuraj village has 3,415 males and 3,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuraj has about 991 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Kuraj is 313328. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuraj covers 2778 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuraj falls under Railmagra tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kuraj is Kuanriya, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuraj.

Kuraj is about 22 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuraj is in Railmagra tehsil of Rajsamand district. Kuanriya is about 9.8 km away. Railmagra is about 22 km away. Rajsamand is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakhera (2.1 km), Mau (2.1 km) and Morra (2.9 km).

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

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