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About Kurmiya Village

Kurmiya is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 204 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurmiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 213.93 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 204
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurmiya compares

By the 2011 count Kurmiya is the 133rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 213.93 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kurmiya

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

Kurmiya lies about 46 km from Dhamtari. 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 Kurmiya
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 15 km
Nearest town Kānker 36 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 46 km

Villages closest to Kurmiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmiya village had a population of 406. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Kurmiya village has 204 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmiya has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kurmiya is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurmiya covers 213.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurmiya falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kurmiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kurmiya.

Kurmiya is about 46 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurmiya is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 15 km away. Kānker is about 36 km away. Dhamtari is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghotgaon (2.0 km), Dabgaon (2.7 km) and Banspani (3.1 km).

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

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