About Kurhwa Village

Kurhwa is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 433 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272131
Area (hectares)	87.85 hectares
Population	832
Male Population	433
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurhwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurhwa is the 338th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 87.85 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kurhwa

Kurhwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurhwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurhwa from other places

Kurhwa lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, about 14 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 Kurhwa
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Campierganj	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	26 km
District headquarters	Basti	48 km

Villages closest to Kurhwa

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.

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Common questions about Kurhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhwa village had a population of 832. That makes it the 338th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kurhwa village has 433 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhwa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kurhwa is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurhwa covers 87.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurhwa is Campierganj, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurhwa.

Kurhwa 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.

Kurhwa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 4.9 km away. Campierganj is about 14 km away. Harraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.