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About Kurda Village

Kurda is a large village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,589, made up of 2,368 males and 2,221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.68 hectares hectares.

Kurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 348.68 hectares
Population 4,589
Male Population 2,368
Female Population 2,221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurda compares

By the 2011 count Kurda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 348.68 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kurda

Kurda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kurda from other places

Kurda lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 17 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 Kurda
Nearest town Bānsi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 12 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 17 km
District headquarters Basti 48 km

Villages closest to Kurda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurda village had a population of 4,589. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kurda village has 2,368 males and 2,221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurda has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Kurda covers 348.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurda falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurda is Uska Bazar, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurda.

Kurda is about 48 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurda is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about under 2 km away. Harraiya is about 12 km away. Uska Bazar 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 Tiwaripur (under 2 km), Ahirauli (under 2 km) and Ahiraulia (under 2 km).

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

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