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About Kurud Village

Kurud is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 578 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 626.29 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 578
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurud compares

By the 2011 count Kurud is the 64th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 626.29 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kurud

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

Kurud lies about 57 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 20 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 Kurud
Nearest town Bemetāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 16 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 20 km
District headquarters Durg 57 km

Villages closest to Kurud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurud village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 64th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kurud village has 578 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurud has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kurud is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurud covers 626.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurud falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurud is Tilda-Neora, about 20 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 Kurud.

Kurud is about 57 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurud is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Bemetāra is about 15 km away. Berla is about 16 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singdehi (2.6 km), Atargadhi (3.3 km) and Jamgaon (3.4 km).

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

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