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About Kurthiya Village

Kurthiya is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 486 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 232102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurthiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurthiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 232102
Area (hectares) 82.55 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 486
Female Population 441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kurthiya compares

By the 2011 count Kurthiya is the 157th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 82.55 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kurthiya

Kurthiya 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 Kurthiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurthiya from other places

Kurthiya lies about 16 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 16 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 Kurthiya
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 10 km
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 16 km
District headquarters Chandauli 16 km

Villages closest to Kurthiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurthiya village had a population of 927. That makes it the 157th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Kurthiya village has 486 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurthiya has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kurthiya is 232102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurthiya covers 82.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurthiya falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurthiya is Ganj Khawaja, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Kurthiya.

Kurthiya is about 16 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurthiya is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 10 km away. Ganj Khawaja is about 16 km away. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawpur (under 2 km), Mawaiya (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

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

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