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About Kurwa Village

Kurwa is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,424, made up of 682 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.61 hectares hectares.

Kurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 87.61 hectares
Population 1,424
Male Population 682
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Kurwa compares

By the 2011 count Kurwa is the 104th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 87.61 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Kurwa

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

Kurwa lies about 30 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Campierganj, 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 Kurwa
Nearest town Mehndāwal 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Campierganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 30 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 30 km

Villages closest to Kurwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghanghata 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 1,424. That makes it the 104th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Kurwa village has 682 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwa has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Kurwa covers 87.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurwa falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurwa is Campierganj, about 14 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 Kurwa.

Kurwa is about 30 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurwa is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehndāwal is about 4.9 km away. Campierganj is about 14 km away. Ghanghata is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhokai (2.4 km), Khajuria Kala (2.9 km) and Khajuria Khurd (3.5 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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