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About Kurkuba Village

Kurkuba is a large village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,714, made up of 1,409 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkuba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713406
Area (hectares) 236.88 hectares
Population 2,714
Male Population 1,409
Female Population 1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurkuba compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuba is the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 236.88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kurkuba

Kurkuba is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurkuba 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khanhati, Khano, Khetura and Kishorkona. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kurkuba

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuba village had a population of 2,714. That makes it the 18th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Kurkuba village has 1,409 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuba has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kurkuba is 713406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkuba covers 236.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurkuba falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kurkuba notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kurkuba is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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