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About Kura Kalan Village

Kura Kalan is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 380 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.01 hectares hectares.

Kura Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kura Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 77.01 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 380
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Kura Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kura Kalan is the 281st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 77.01 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kura Kalan

Kura Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kura Kalan 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 Kura Kalan from other places

Kura Kalan lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, 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 Kura Kalan
Nearest railway station Churk 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km

Villages closest to Kura Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 Kura Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kura Kalan village had a population of 707. That makes it the 281st largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kura Kalan village has 380 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kura Kalan has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Kura Kalan covers 77.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kura Kalan falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kura Kalan is Churk, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kura Kalan.

Kura Kalan is about 16 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kura Kalan is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 14 km away. Robertsganj is about 16 km away. Sonbhadra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kura Khurd (under 2 km), Shivapur (under 2 km) and Shivpur (under 2 km).

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

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