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About Chhurikhurd Village

Chhurikhurd is a mid sized village in Katghora tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 441 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhurikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhurikhurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Katghora
Pincode 495450
Area (hectares) 376.16 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 441
Female Population 456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhurikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Chhurikhurd is the 40th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 376.16 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Chhurikhurd

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

Chhurikhurd lies about 17 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 15 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 Chhurikhurd
Tehsil headquarters Katghora 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 15 km
District headquarters Korba 17 km

Villages closest to Chhurikhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhurikhurd village had a population of 897. That makes it the 40th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Chhurikhurd village has 441 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhurikhurd has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Chhurikhurd is 495450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhurikhurd covers 376.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhurikhurd falls under Katghora tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhurikhurd is Gevra Road, about 15 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 Chhurikhurd.

Chhurikhurd is about 17 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhurikhurd is in Katghora tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 7.6 km away. Gevra Road is about 15 km away. Korba is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantpur (3.4 km), Bisanpur (3.4 km) and Jhora (4.2 km).

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

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