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About Kurka Village

Kurka is a mid sized village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 498 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.72 hectares hectares.

Kurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 118.72 hectares
Population 935
Male Population 498
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurka compares

By the 2011 count Kurka is the 159th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 118.72 hectares work out to about 7.9 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 Kurka

Kurka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurka as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurka from other places

Kurka lies about 28 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Dhaneta, about 13 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 Kurka
Nearest railway station Dhaneta 13 km
Nearest town Shīshgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 28 km
District headquarters Bareilly 28 km

Villages closest to Kurka

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 Kurka

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurka village had a population of 935. That makes it the 159th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Kurka village has 498 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurka has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Kurka covers 118.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurka is Dhaneta, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurka.

Kurka is about 28 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurka is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Dhaneta is about 13 km away. Shīshgarh is about 14 km away. Meerganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagaria Sobarni (under 2 km), Jianagla (under 2 km) and Sukatia (under 2 km).

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

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