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About Kurha Village

Kurha is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 870 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.23 hectares hectares.

Kurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 310.23 hectares
Population 1,936
Male Population 870
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurha compares

By the 2011 count Kurha is the 115th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 310.23 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Kurha

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

How far is Kurha from other places

Kurha lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 14 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 Kurha
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 7.6 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Kurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurha village had a population of 1,936. That makes it the 115th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Kurha village has 870 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurha has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Kurha covers 310.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurha falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurha is Bakhsha, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kurha is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurha is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 7.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 7.6 km away. Bakhsha 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 Bibipur (under 2 km), Kasnahi (under 2 km) and Gopal Patti (1.6 km).

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

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