About Kurman Village

Kurman is one of the larger villages in Burdwan I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,478, made up of 4,256 males and 4,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1285.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurman village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Burdwan I
Pincode	713102
Area (hectares)	1285.23 hectares
Population	8,478
Male Population	4,256
Female Population	4,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurman compares

By the 2011 count Kurman is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents. Its 1285.23 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kurman

Kurman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurman as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kurman from other places

Kurman lies about 15 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Karjanagram, about 8.6 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 Kurman
Nearest railway station	Karjanagram	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burdwan I	15 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	15 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	15 km

Villages closest to Kurman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burdwan I 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.

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Common questions about Kurman

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurman village had a population of 8,478. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,344 residents.

Kurman village has 4,256 males and 4,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurman has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kurman is 713102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurman covers 1285.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurman falls under Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kurman is Karjanagram, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurman.

Kurman is about 15 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurman is in Burdwan I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Karjanagram is about 8.6 km away. Burdwan I is about 15 km away. Barddhaman is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.