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About Kurlu Village

Kurlu is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 520 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurlu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 403.45 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 520
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurlu compares

By the 2011 count Kurlu is the 38th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 403.45 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kurlu

Kurlu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurlu as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kurlu from other places

Kurlu lies about 43 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 41 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 Kurlu
Tehsil headquarters Saja 16 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 41 km
District headquarters Durg 43 km

Villages closest to Kurlu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurlu village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 38th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Kurlu village has 520 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurlu has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kurlu is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurlu covers 403.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurlu falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurlu is Rasmara, about 41 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 10+ km distance for Kurlu.

Kurlu is about 43 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurlu is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 16 km away. Khairāgarh is about 28 km away. Rasmara is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jano (under 2 km), Bendar Chuwa (2.2 km) and Gatapar (2.4 km).

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

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