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About Kurakath Village

Kurakath is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 648 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.11 hectares hectares.

Kurakath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurakath village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 189.11 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 648
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurakath compares

By the 2011 count Kurakath is the 277th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 189.11 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kurakath

The census records public bus service for Kurakath as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurakath from other places

Kurakath lies about 35 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 1.7 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 Kurakath
Tehsil headquarters Handia 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 1.7 km
Nearest town Phulpur 23 km
District headquarters Allahabad 35 km

Villages closest to Kurakath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurakath village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 277th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kurakath village has 648 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurakath has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Kurakath covers 189.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurakath falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurakath is Handia Khas, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurakath.

Kurakath is about 35 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurakath is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia is about 1.7 km away. Handia Khas is about 1.7 km away. Phulpur 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 Kisora (under 2 km), Chakiy Saray Pitha (under 2 km) and Makanpur (under 2 km).

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

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