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About Kurhari Village

Kurhari is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 248 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.99 hectares hectares.

Kurhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 36.99 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 248
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
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 Kurhari compares

By the 2011 count Kurhari is the 408th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 36.99 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kurhari

Kurhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurhari 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 Kurhari from other places

Kurhari lies about 38 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 31 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 Kurhari
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 22 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 31 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 34 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 38 km

Villages closest to Kurhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhari village had a population of 450. That makes it the 408th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kurhari village has 248 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhari has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Kurhari covers 36.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurhari falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurhari is Maghar, about 31 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 Kurhari.

Kurhari is about 38 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhari is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 22 km away. Maghar is about 31 km away. Khalīlābād is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakraghodas (under 2 km), Trilokpur (under 2 km) and Nargara Janga Singh (under 2 km).

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

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