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About Kura Village

Kura is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 30 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246139
Area (hectares) 39.88 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 30
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Kura compares

By the 2011 count Kura is the 335th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 39.88 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kura

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

Kura lies about 7.7 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 2.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 7.7 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 19 km

Villages closest to Kura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kura village had a population of 65. That makes it the 335th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kura village has 30 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kura has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kura is 246139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kura covers 39.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kura falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kura is Kotdwara, about 19 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 Kura.

Kura is about 7.7 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kura is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 2.2 km away. Garhwal is about 7.7 km away. Kotdwāra is about 19 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 Range (under 2 km), Pali Talli (under 2 km) and Holi (under 2 km).

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

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