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About Kuri Village

Kuri is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 79 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,316 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 242531
Area (hectares) 21.24 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 79
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,316
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 Kuri compares

By the 2011 count Kuri is the 90th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 21.24 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kuri

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

Kuri lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 9.0 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Kuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 183. That makes it the 90th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Kuri village has 79 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuri has about 1316 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kuri is 242531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuri covers 21.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuri falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuri is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Kuri.

Kuri is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuri is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 9.0 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainikhet (under 2 km), Lohathal (under 2 km) and Nagila Gaon (under 2 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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