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About Kurn Village

Kurn is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 372 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurn Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurn village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 390.09 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 372
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Kurn compares

By the 2011 count Kurn is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 390.09 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1228.

Getting to Kurn

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

Kurn lies about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 7.2 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 Kurn
Nearest town Rishīkesh 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 30 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 30 km

Villages closest to Kurn

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurn village had a population of 775. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Kurn village has 372 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurn has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Kurn is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurn covers 390.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurn falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurn is Rishikesh, about 7.2 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 Kurn.

Kurn is about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurn is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 6.8 km away. Rishikesh is about 7.2 km away. Devprayag is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rigoli Malli (under 2 km), Chamal Gaon (3.5 km) and Adaili (4.0 km).

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

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