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About Kurwa Village

Kurwa is a mid sized village in Gorakhpur tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 672 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273002, 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gorakhpur
Pincode 273002
Area (hectares) 153.75 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 672
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kurwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurwa is the 228th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 153.75 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kurwa

The census records public bus service for Kurwa as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurwa from other places

Kurwa lies about 12 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, 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 Kurwa
Nearest railway station Jagatbela 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gorakhpur 12 km

Villages closest to Kurwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorakhpur 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 1,354. That makes it the 228th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Kurwa village has 672 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwa has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kurwa is 273002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurwa covers 153.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurwa falls under Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurwa is Jagatbela, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurwa.

Kurwa is about 12 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurwa is in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 5.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usaka (under 2 km), Maina Bhagar (under 2 km) and Partappur (1.7 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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