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About Kuraiya Village

Kuraiya is a large village in Kichha tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,750, made up of 2,008 males and 1,742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuraiya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kichha
Pincode 263148
Area (hectares) 670.14 hectares
Population 3,750
Male Population 2,008
Female Population 1,742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuraiya compares

By the 2011 count Kuraiya is the 12th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents. Its 670.14 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Kuraiya

Kuraiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuraiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuraiya from other places

Kuraiya lies about 24 km from Udham Singh Nagar. 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 Kuraiya
Tehsil headquarters Kichha 6.5 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 24 km

Villages closest to Kuraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuraiya village had a population of 3,750. That makes it the 12th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents.

Kuraiya village has 2,008 males and 1,742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuraiya has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Kuraiya is 263148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuraiya covers 670.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuraiya falls under Kichha tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kuraiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuraiya.

Kuraiya is about 24 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuraiya is in Kichha tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Kichha is about 6.5 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhinaki (under 2 km), Saijana (2.1 km) and Badaura (2.7 km).

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

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