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About Kurachha Village

Kurachha is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 645 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurachha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurachha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231215
Area (hectares) 354.93 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 645
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurachha compares

By the 2011 count Kurachha is the 71st largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 354.93 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Kurachha

Kurachha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurachha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kurachha from other places

Kurachha lies about 22 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 17 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 Kurachha
Nearest railway station Chopan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 20 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 22 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 22 km

Villages closest to Kurachha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurachha village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 71st largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Kurachha village has 645 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurachha has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Kurachha is 231215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurachha covers 354.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurachha falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurachha is Chopan, about 17 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 village for Kurachha.

Kurachha is about 22 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurachha is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 17 km away. Ghorawal is about 20 km away. Sonbhadra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atarwa (under 2 km), Chatarwar (under 2 km) and Ghoriya (1.7 km).

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

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