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About Kuruwa Village

Kuruwa is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 271 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuruwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 323.1 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 271
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuruwa compares

By the 2011 count Kuruwa is the 111th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 323.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kuruwa

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

Kuruwa lies about 35 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 67 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 Kuruwa
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 7.3 km
Nearest town Kawardha 28 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 35 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 67 km

Villages closest to Kuruwa

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 Kuruwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuruwa village had a population of 529. That makes it the 111th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Kuruwa village has 271 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuruwa has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kuruwa is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuruwa covers 323.1 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kuruwa is Rasmara, about 67 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 Kuruwa.

Kuruwa is about 35 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuruwa is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 7.3 km away. Kawardha is about 28 km away. Kabeerdham is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpur (under 2 km), Khaira (under 2 km) and Amalidih (1.6 km).

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

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