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About Kurni Village

Kurni is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,288, made up of 673 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurni village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 385.67 hectares
Population 1,288
Male Population 673
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Kurni compares

By the 2011 count Kurni is the 37th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 385.67 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kurni

Kurni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurni 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. The nearest villages by name are Kana, Karma, Kayradia and Keraya. 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 Kurni

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurni village had a population of 1,288. That makes it the 37th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Kurni village has 673 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurni has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kurni is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurni covers 385.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurni falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kurni 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kurni.

Kurni is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kurni today is likely to be higher.

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