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About Kurtha Village

Kurtha is a mid sized village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 801 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurtha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271502
Area (hectares) 331.15 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 801
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurtha compares

By the 2011 count Kurtha is the 216th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 331.15 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 912.

Getting to Kurtha

Kurtha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurtha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kurtha from other places

Kurtha lies about 15 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Gonda Kachahri, 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 Kurtha
District headquarters Gonda 15 km
Nearest town Gondā City 15 km
Nearest railway station Gonda Kachahri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 26 km

Villages closest to Kurtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurtha village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 216th largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Kurtha village has 801 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurtha has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kurtha is 271502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurtha covers 331.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurtha falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurtha is Gonda Kachahri, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Kurtha.

Kurtha is about 15 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurtha is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Gonda is about 15 km away. Gondā City is about 15 km away. Gonda Kachahri 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 Bharsara (2.9 km), Khajuri Nidhi (3.5 km) and Mangura (3.7 km).

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

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