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About Kurgaon Village

Kurgaon is a large village in Soraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,532, made up of 1,811 males and 1,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.12 hectares hectares.

Kurgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurgaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Soraon
Area (hectares) 216.12 hectares
Population 3,532
Male Population 1,811
Female Population 1,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kurgaon is the 55th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents. Its 216.12 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kurgaon

Kurgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurgaon 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurgaon from other places

Kurgaon lies about 16 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Tharwai, about 6.0 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 Kurgaon
Tehsil headquarters Soraon 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Tharwai 6.0 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 13 km
District headquarters Allahabad 16 km

Villages closest to Kurgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurgaon village had a population of 3,532. That makes it the 55th largest of the 398 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,909 residents.

Kurgaon village has 1,811 males and 1,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurgaon has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Kurgaon covers 216.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurgaon falls under Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurgaon is Tharwai, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Kurgaon.

Kurgaon is about 16 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurgaon is in Soraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Soraon is about 4.8 km away. Tharwai is about 6.0 km away. Mau Aimma is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur Urf Sadhanganj (under 2 km), Sewaith (1.5 km) and Wazirabad (1.7 km).

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

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