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About Kuri Village

Kuri is one of the larger villages in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,885, made up of 4,071 males and 3,814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221204, 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 Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221204
Area (hectares) 387.52 hectares
Population 7,885
Male Population 4,071
Female Population 3,814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuri compares

By the 2011 count Kuri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 387.52 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kuri

Kuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 49 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 5.4 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 railway station Mirzapur Railway Station 5.4 km
Nearest town Mirzāpur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 32 km
District headquarters Varanasi 49 km

Villages closest to Kuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pindra 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 7,885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Kuri village has 4,071 males and 3,814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuri has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kuri is 221204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuri covers 387.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kuri falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuri is Mirzapur Railway Station, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuri.

Kuri is about 49 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuri is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Mirzapur Railway Station is about 5.4 km away. Mirzāpur is about 6.5 km away. Pindra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indalpur (2.8 km), Indrapur (2.8 km) and Sikandarpur (2.8 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.

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