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About Kuriapara Village

Kuriapara is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 188 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuriapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuriapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 306.7 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 188
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuriapara compares

By the 2011 count Kuriapara is the 89th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 306.7 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kuriapara

Kuriapara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuriapara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuriapara from other places

Kuriapara lies about 25 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 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 Kuriapara
Nearest railway station Rukni Junction 6.3 km
Nearest town Raghunathpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bundwan 25 km
District headquarters Puruliya 25 km

Villages closest to Kuriapara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuriapara village had a population of 372. That makes it the 89th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kuriapara village has 188 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuriapara has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kuriapara is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuriapara covers 306.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuriapara falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kuriapara is Rukni Junction, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Kuriapara.

Kuriapara is about 25 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuriapara is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. Rukni Junction is about 6.3 km away. Raghunathpur is about 17 km away. Bundwan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aspara (under 2 km), Bara Parasia (under 2 km) and Chhota Parasia (under 2 km).

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

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