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About Kureli Village

Kureli is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 709 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kureli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kureli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 407.23 hectares
Population 1,417
Male Population 709
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kureli compares

By the 2011 count Kureli is the 65th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 407.23 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kureli

Kureli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kureli as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kureli from other places

Kureli lies about 18 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 13 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 Kureli
Nearest railway station Belha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 16 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 18 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 18 km

Villages closest to Kureli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kureli village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 65th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Kureli village has 709 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kureli has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kureli is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kureli covers 407.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kureli falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kureli is Belha, about 13 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 village for Kureli.

Kureli is about 18 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kureli is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 13 km away. Takhatpur is about 16 km away. Bilaspur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (2.0 km), Sagar (2.5 km) and Sarseni (3.1 km).

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

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