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About Kureh Village

Kureh is a large village in Bilhaur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,375, made up of 1,272 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 209202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kureh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kureh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Nagar
Tehsil Bilhaur
Pincode 209202
Area (hectares) 492.58 hectares
Population 2,375
Male Population 1,272
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kureh compares

By the 2011 count Kureh is the 49th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 492.58 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Kureh

Kureh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kureh as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kureh from other places

Kureh lies about 42 km from Kanpur Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bilhaur, about 12 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 Kureh
Nearest railway station Bilhaur 12 km
Nearest town Bāngarmau 28 km
District headquarters Kanpur Nagar 42 km

Villages closest to Kureh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kureh village had a population of 2,375. That makes it the 49th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Kureh village has 1,272 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kureh has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Kureh is 209202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kureh covers 492.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kureh falls under Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kureh is Bilhaur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kureh.

Kureh is about 42 km from Kanpur Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kureh is in Bilhaur tehsil of Kanpur Nagar district. Bilhaur is about 12 km away. Bāngarmau is about 28 km away. Kanpur Nagar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasigawan (2.7 km), Kherwa (2.9 km) and Markhara (2.9 km).

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

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