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About Kuri Village

Kuri is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 409 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247667
Area (hectares) 182.15 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 409
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuri compares

By the 2011 count Kuri is the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 182.15 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kuri

The census records public bus service for Kuri as Available within <5 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 <5 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 29 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Raisi, 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 Kuri
Nearest railway station Raisi under 2 km
Nearest town Manglaur 20 km
District headquarters Hardwar 29 km

Villages closest to Kuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Laksar 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 782. That makes it the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Kuri village has 409 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuri has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kuri is 247667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuri covers 182.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuri falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuri is Raisi, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Kuri.

Kuri is about 29 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuri is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Raisi is about under 2 km away. Manglaur is about 20 km away. Hardwar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Netwala Saidabad (under 2 km), Raisi (1.7 km) and Akodha Mukarmatpur (1.7 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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