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About Kuru Village

Kuru is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,690, made up of 1,360 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.68 hectares hectares.

Kuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuru village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 283.68 hectares
Population 2,690
Male Population 1,360
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuru compares

By the 2011 count Kuru is the 53rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 283.68 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kuru

Kuru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuru 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kot Khas, Krishnapur Kala, Krisnapur Khurd and Kumbhapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kuru

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuru village had a population of 2,690. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Kuru village has 1,360 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuru has about 978 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 975.

Kuru covers 283.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Kuru notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuru.

Kuru is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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