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About Kurkuria Village

Kurkuria is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 524 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 57.38 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 524
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Kurkuria compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuria is the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 57.38 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kurkuria

The census records public bus service for Kurkuria 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 Kurkuria from other places

Kurkuria lies about 8.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about under 2 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 Kurkuria
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 8.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.0 km

Villages closest to Kurkuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuria village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 64th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Kurkuria village has 524 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuria has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kurkuria is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkuria covers 57.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kurkuria falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuria is Bahirpuya Halt, about under 2 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 Kurkuria.

Kurkuria is about 8.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuria is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about under 2 km away. Magrahat I is about 8.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahirpua (under 2 km), Bamna (under 2 km) and Banspalla (under 2 km).

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

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