Skip to main content

About Kuri Village

Kuri is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 195 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242301
Area (hectares) 87.405 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 195
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuri compares

By the 2011 count Kuri is the 317th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 87.405 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Kuri

Kuri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kuri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kuri from other places

Kuri lies about 18 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Banthra, about 15 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 Kuri
Nearest town Kānt 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 14 km
Nearest railway station Banthra 15 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 18 km

Villages closest to Kuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuri village had a population of 393. That makes it the 317th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Kuri village has 195 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuri has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Kuri is 242301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuri covers 87.405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuri falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuri is Banthra, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Kuri.

Kuri is about 18 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuri is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Kānt is about 5.1 km away. Jalalabad is about 14 km away. Banthra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umdapur (1.7 km), Saidapur Jadeed (3.7 km) and Bikrampur (4.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.