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About Kurae Village

Kurae is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 43 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurae Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurae village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263136
Area (hectares) 48.09 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 43
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Kurae compares

By the 2011 count Kurae is the 143rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 48.09 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kurae

Kurae is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurae 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 Kurae from other places

Kurae lies about 91 km from Nainital, 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 Kurae
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 19 km
District headquarters Nainital 91 km

Villages closest to Kurae

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurae village had a population of 78. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Kurae village has 43 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurae has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kurae is 263136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurae covers 48.09 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.

Kurae falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurae 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurae.

Kurae is about 91 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurae is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Kotdwara 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 Takura (under 2 km), Dholi Gaon (under 2 km) and Kotla (3.9 km).

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

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