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About Kurwar Village

Kurwar is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 626 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 494336
Area (hectares) 263.55 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 626
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurwar compares

By the 2011 count Kurwar is the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 263.55 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kurwar

Kurwar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurwar as Available. 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 Kurwar from other places

Kurwar lies about 49 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Tenganmada, about 1.9 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 Kurwar
Nearest railway station Tenganmada 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kota 23 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 29 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 49 km

Villages closest to Kurwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwar village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Kurwar village has 626 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kurwar is 494336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurwar covers 263.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurwar falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurwar is Tenganmada, about 1.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurwar.

Kurwar is about 49 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurwar is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Tenganmada is about 1.9 km away. Kota is about 23 km away. Ratanpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenganmuda (1.6 km), Sonpuri (1.7 km) and Lamri Dabri (1.8 km).

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

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