Kurara, Purola

Kurara is a village located in the Puraula Tehsil of Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. The village falls in Purola block and comes under Kurda Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Kurara is 718 out of which 362 are males and rest 356 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 983 females per 1000 males. There are around 84 teenagers in Kurara. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 445 persons can read and write. Total 246 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 141 households in Kurara, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 421. The pincode of Kurara is 249185 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Purola Sub Post office
• Dhakara Branch Post office
• Gundiyatgaon Branch Post office
• Kantari Branch Post office
• Hudoli Branch Post office

Schools

Kurara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• S.V.M. Purola
• Gic Gundiyatgaon
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Uttarkashi
• Gic Moltadi
• St. Josephs School

Hospitals

Kurara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Naitwar Sub-Center
• Jakhol Sub-Center
• Purola Medical College Hospital Sub-Center
• Pujeli Sub-Center
• Gokul Sub-Center

Banks

Kurara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• The Nainital Bank Purola
• State Bank of India Purola
• Union Bank of India Purola
• Yes Bank Uttarkashi Zila Sah Bank Purola
• Yes Bank Uttarkashi Zila Sah Bank Mori