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About Kurmuna Village

Kurmuna is a large village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,286, made up of 1,152 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurmuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmuna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713141
Area (hectares) 198.66 hectares
Population 2,286
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurmuna compares

By the 2011 count Kurmuna is the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 198.66 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kurmuna

Kurmuna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurmuna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurmuna from other places

Kurmuna 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 Kurmuna
Nearest railway station Karjanagram 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Galsi II 15 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 15 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 15 km

Villages closest to Kurmuna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galsi II 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 Kurmuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmuna village had a population of 2,286. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Kurmuna village has 1,152 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmuna has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kurmuna is 713141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurmuna covers 198.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurmuna is Karjanagram, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kurmuna.

Kurmuna 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.

Kurmuna is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Karjanagram is about 8.6 km away. Galsi II 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.

The closest recorded villages are Balna (13 km), Patrahati (16 km) and Mohanpur (19 km).

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

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