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About Kurcha Village

Kurcha is a small village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 157 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 57.5 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 157
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurcha compares

By the 2011 count Kurcha is the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 57.5 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Kurcha

Kurcha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurcha as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Khagra, Kuliara, Kumarpur and Kumirtara. 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 294. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Kurcha village has 157 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurcha has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kurcha is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurcha covers 57.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurcha falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kurcha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurcha.

Kurcha is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum 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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