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Kurja

कुरजा
Bansi mandal
Pincode 272154
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAM KUMAR GUPTA
Contact: 98****0065
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LGD code
177358
Pincode
272154
Post office
Dharamsinghwa
Population
4,140
Households
658
Literacy rate
44.2%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
994
Census 2011 · in context

How Kurja compares

By population, Kurja ranks #5 of 776 villages in Bansi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.2%
−5.1% vs mandal average
Kurja
44.2%
Bansi mandal
49.3%
Siddharthnagar district
48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
−7 vs mandal average
Kurja
981
Bansi mandal
988
Household size
people per home
6.3
−0.4 vs mandal average
Kurja
6.3
Bansi mandal
6.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kurja at a glance

Kurja is a village of 4,140 people in 658 households (Census 2011) in Bansi tehsil, Siddharthnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 776 villages in Bansi tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 272154, served by Dharamsinghwa post office; the LGD village code is 177358. The sarpanch is RAM KUMAR GUPTA, and the village votes in Harraiya assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Singh. The population is estimated at 4,881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kurja

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SIDDHARTHNAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KUDHANA
Total area (ha)
160.68
Irrigated area (ha)
130.04
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kurja

LGD code
177358
Pincode
272154
Post office
Dharamsinghwa
Population (Census 2011)
4,140
Population (projected 2026)
4,881
Households
658
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
44.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Basti
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Harraiya
Member of Parliament
Ram Prasad Chaudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ajay Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RAM KUMAR GUPTA
Block / Mandal
Bansi
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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