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About Kurcha Village

Kurcha is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 583 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurcha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 107.04 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 583
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurcha compares

By the 2011 count Kurcha is the 50th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 107.04 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kurcha

Kurcha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurcha as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kharashgram, Kobla, Kobla Chak and Konrapur. 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 Kurcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurcha village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 50th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Kurcha village has 583 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurcha has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kurcha is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurcha covers 107.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurcha falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kurcha 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 <5 km distance for Kurcha.

Kurcha is in Purbasthali I 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 Kurcha today is likely to be higher.

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