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About Kurkuthia Village

Kurkuthia is a mid sized village in Marihan tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 303 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.4 hectares hectares.

Kurkuthia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuthia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Marihan
Area (hectares) 80.4 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 303
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkuthia compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuthia is the 134th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents. Its 80.4 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Kurkuthia

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

How far is Kurkuthia from other places

Kurkuthia lies about 7.3 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Jhingura, about 5.2 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 Kurkuthia
Nearest railway station Jhingura 5.2 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 7.3 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Marihan 27 km

Villages closest to Kurkuthia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuthia village had a population of 543. That makes it the 134th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,141 residents.

Kurkuthia village has 303 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuthia has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Kurkuthia covers 80.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurkuthia falls under Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuthia is Jhingura, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurkuthia.

Kurkuthia is about 7.3 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuthia is in Marihan tehsil of Mirzapur district. Jhingura is about 5.2 km away. Mirzapur is about 7.3 km away. Mirzāpur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchanderpur (2.3 km), Bedauli (4.4 km) and Leduki (4.9 km).

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

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