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About Kurwa Village

Kurwa is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 182 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272128
Area (hectares) 87.5 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 182
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurwa is the 872nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 87.5 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kurwa

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

How far is Kurwa from other places

Kurwa 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 Kurwa
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 Kurwa

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 Kurwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwa village had a population of 328. That makes it the 872nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kurwa village has 182 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwa has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kurwa is 272128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurwa covers 87.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurwa 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurwa.

Kurwa 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.

Kurwa 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kurhwa (under 2 km), Itawa (1.8 km) and Umariya (2.3 km).

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

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