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About Kurial Village

Kurial is a small village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 185 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurial village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 56.89 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 185
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurial compares

By the 2011 count Kurial is the 209th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 56.89 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kurial

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

How far is Kurial from other places

Kurial lies about 54 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 11 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 Kurial
Nearest railway station Milangarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 24 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 54 km

Villages closest to Kurial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurial village had a population of 341. That makes it the 209th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Kurial village has 185 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurial has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kurial is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurial covers 56.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurial falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kurial is Milangarh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kurial.

Kurial is about 54 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurial is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 11 km away. Raiganj is about 24 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shitalpur (under 2 km), Basatpur (2.6 km) and Pirojpur (3.4 km).

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

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