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About Kurrag Village

Kurrag is a small village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 84 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurrag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurrag village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496330
Area (hectares) 783.63 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 84
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurrag compares

By the 2011 count Kurrag is the 90th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 783.63 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 989.

Getting to Kurrag

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

Kurrag lies about 34 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Hehegara Halt, about 72 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 Kurrag
Tehsil headquarters Manora 20 km
District headquarters Jashpur 34 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 34 km
Nearest railway station Hehegara Halt 72 km

Villages closest to Kurrag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurrag village had a population of 168. That makes it the 90th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Kurrag village has 84 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurrag has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kurrag is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurrag covers 783.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurrag falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurrag is Hehegara Halt, about 72 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 Kurrag.

Kurrag is about 34 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurrag is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 20 km away. Jashpur is about 34 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadkona (3.4 km), Ajdha (3.5 km) and Bhabhari (7.0 km).

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

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