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About Kurwan Village

Kurwan is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 338 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurwan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 636.6 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 338
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurwan compares

By the 2011 count Kurwan is the 92nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 636.6 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kurwan

Kurwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurwan 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. The nearest villages by name are Kurdeg, Kurhatepna, Kurkuriya and Kurrog. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kurwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurwan village had a population of 649. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Kurwan village has 338 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurwan has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kurwan is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurwan covers 636.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurwan falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kurwan 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 Kurwan.

Kurwan is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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