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About Kurula Village

Kurula is a mid sized village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 568 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 83.58 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 568
Female Population 524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurula compares

By the 2011 count Kurula is the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 83.58 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kurula

The census records public bus service for Kurula as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurula from other places

Kurula lies about 5.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.3 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 Kurula
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 5.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 5.3 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 5.4 km

Villages closest to Kurula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat 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 Kurula

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurula village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 51st largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Kurula village has 568 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurula has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Kurula is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurula covers 83.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurula falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kurula is Swadinpur, about 5.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurula.

Kurula is about 5.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurula is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampurhat II is about 5.2 km away. Birbhum is about 5.2 km away. Swadinpur is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambha (under 2 km), Tentulia (under 2 km) and Jagadishpur (1.7 km).

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

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