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About Kurankapa Village

Kurankapa is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 263 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurankapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurankapa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495330
Area (hectares) 156.06 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 263
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurankapa compares

By the 2011 count Kurankapa is the 131st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 156.06 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 975.

Getting to Kurankapa

Kurankapa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurankapa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurankapa from other places

Kurankapa lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 23 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 Kurankapa
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 19 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Kurankapa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurankapa village had a population of 522. That makes it the 131st largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Kurankapa village has 263 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurankapa has about 985 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Kurankapa is 495330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurankapa covers 156.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurankapa falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurankapa is Kalmitar, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurankapa.

Kurankapa is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurankapa is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 19 km away. Kalmitar is about 23 km away. Bilaspur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barela (under 2 km), Lohrakapa (under 2 km) and Bhathari (2.7 km).

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

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