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About Kurdeg Village

Kurdeg is a mid sized village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,689, made up of 883 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurdeg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurdeg village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496224
Area (hectares) 1074.99 hectares
Population 1,689
Male Population 883
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurdeg compares

By the 2011 count Kurdeg is the 30th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 1074.99 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Kurdeg

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

Kurdeg lies about 57 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 52 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 Kurdeg
Tehsil headquarters Bagicha 11 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 46 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 52 km
District headquarters Jashpur 57 km

Villages closest to Kurdeg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurdeg village had a population of 1,689. That makes it the 30th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Kurdeg village has 883 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurdeg has about 913 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 Kurdeg is 496224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurdeg covers 1074.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurdeg falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurdeg is Ambikapur, about 52 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 Kurdeg.

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

Kurdeg is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. Bagicha is about 11 km away. Ambikāpur is about 46 km away. Ambikapur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatakpur (19 km), Pandripani (23 km) and Pandrapat (23 km).

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

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