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About Kurtara Village

Kurtara is one of the larger villages in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,141, made up of 2,727 males and 2,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.7 hectares hectares.

Kurtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurtara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 634.7 hectares
Population 5,141
Male Population 2,727
Female Population 2,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurtara compares

By the 2011 count Kurtara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 634.7 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Kurtara

Kurtara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurtara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurtara from other places

Kurtara lies about 17 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Bhitaura, about under 2 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 Kurtara
Nearest railway station Bhitaura under 2 km
Nearest town Fatehganj West under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 17 km
District headquarters Bareilly 17 km

Villages closest to Kurtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurtara village had a population of 5,141. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Kurtara village has 2,727 males and 2,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurtara has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Kurtara covers 634.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurtara falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurtara is Bhitaura, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurtara.

Kurtara is about 17 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurtara is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Bhitaura is about under 2 km away. Fatehganj West is about under 2 km away. Meerganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirka (1.7 km), Khirkati (1.7 km) and Patvaiya (1.8 km).

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

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