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About Kurawal Village

Kurawal is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 780, made up of 398 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.3 hectares hectares.

Kurawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurawal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 103.3 hectares
Population 780
Male Population 398
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 Kurawal compares

By the 2011 count Kurawal is the 256th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 103.3 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kurawal

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

Kurawal lies about 4.2 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about under 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 Kurawal
Nearest railway station Churk under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 4.2 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 4.2 km

Villages closest to Kurawal

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 Kurawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurawal village had a population of 780. That makes it the 256th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kurawal village has 398 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurawal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Kurawal covers 103.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurawal falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurawal is Churk, about under 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurawal.

Kurawal is about 4.2 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurawal is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about under 2 km away. Robertsganj is about 4.2 km away. Sonbhadra is about 4.2 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 (under 2 km), Kurashat (under 2 km) and Sirsiathkurai (under 2 km).

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

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