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About Kurlu Village

Kurlu is a small village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 162 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurlu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 182.67 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 162
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurlu compares

By the 2011 count Kurlu is the 150th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 182.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

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 <5 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 24 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, 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 Kurlu
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 3.4 km
Nearest town Kawardha 17 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 24 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 76 km

Villages closest to Kurlu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 329. That makes it the 150th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Kurlu village has 162 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurlu has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Kurlu covers 182.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurlu falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurlu is Rasmara, 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 <5 km distance for Kurlu.

Kurlu is about 24 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurlu is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 3.4 km away. Kawardha is about 17 km away. Kabeerdham is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sari (under 2 km), Chhirbandha (1.6 km) and Kinari Tola (2.6 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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