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About Kurah Village

Kurah is a small village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 185 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233310
Area (hectares) 65.18 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 185
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurah compares

By the 2011 count Kurah is the 385th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 65.18 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kurah

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

How far is Kurah from other places

Kurah lies about 14 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Saheri, about 5.8 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 Kurah
Nearest railway station Saheri 5.8 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 14 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 24 km

Villages closest to Kurah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurah village had a population of 370. That makes it the 385th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Kurah village has 185 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurah has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kurah is 233310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurah covers 65.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurah falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurah is Saheri, about 5.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurah.

Kurah is about 14 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurah is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saheri is about 5.8 km away. Ghazipur is about 14 km away. Ghazīpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangipur (under 2 km), Bhikhepur (under 2 km) and Dhari Kala (under 2 km).

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

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