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About Kuda Village

Kuda is a mid sized village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 914 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 480.08 hectares
Population 1,826
Male Population 914
Female Population 912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuda compares

By the 2011 count Kuda is the 14th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 480.08 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kuda

Kuda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kuda from other places

Kuda lies about 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Begun Kudar, 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 Kuda
Nearest railway station Begun Kudar 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Kuda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar I 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 Kuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuda village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 14th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Kuda village has 914 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuda has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kuda is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuda covers 480.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuda falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kuda is Begun Kudar, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kuda.

Kuda is about 31 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuda is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Begun Kudar is about 5.3 km away. Manbazar I is about 31 km away. Puruliya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghkundi (18 km), Puruldiha (31 km) and Chandra (39 km).

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

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