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About Kur Village

Kur is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 117 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 100.06 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 117
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 Kur compares

By the 2011 count Kur is the 104th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 100.06 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kur

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

Kur lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 66 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 Kur
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 4.2 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 51 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 66 km

Villages closest to Kur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kur village had a population of 242. That makes it the 104th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kur village has 117 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kur has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kur is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kur covers 100.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kur falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kur is Dehradun, about 66 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 Kur.

Kur is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kur is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 4.2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kursil (under 2 km), Kishala (1.6 km) and Kuthnaur (2.1 km).

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

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