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About Kurki Village

Kurki is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 117 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 307.77 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 117
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurki compares

By the 2011 count Kurki is the 208th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 307.77 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kurki

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

Kurki lies about 44 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 76 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 Kurki
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 33 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 44 km
Nearest town Kawardha 50 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 76 km

Villages closest to Kurki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurki village had a population of 251. That makes it the 208th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Kurki village has 117 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurki has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kurki is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurki covers 307.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurki falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurki is Bhanwar Tonk, about 76 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 Kurki.

Kurki is about 44 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurki is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Bodla is about 33 km away. Kabeerdham is about 44 km away. Kawardha is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesmarda (1.7 km), Rabda (2.4 km) and Bangora (3.7 km).

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

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