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About Kurhul Village

Kurhul is a large village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,535, made up of 1,808 males and 1,727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurhul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhul village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231205
Area (hectares) 745.75 hectares
Population 3,535
Male Population 1,808
Female Population 1,727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurhul compares

By the 2011 count Kurhul is the 39th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 745.75 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kurhul

The census records public bus service for Kurhul 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurhul from other places

Kurhul lies about 16 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 5.5 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 Kurhul
Nearest railway station Chopan 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 16 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 16 km

Villages closest to Kurhul

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 Kurhul

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhul village had a population of 3,535. That makes it the 39th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Kurhul village has 1,808 males and 1,727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhul has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kurhul is 231205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurhul covers 745.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurhul is Chopan, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kurhul.

Kurhul 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.

Kurhul is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 5.5 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 Barvadih (under 2 km), Adalganj (2.2 km) and Gangti (2.8 km).

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

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