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About Kurchundi Village

Kurchundi is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 561 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurchundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurchundi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 339.43 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 561
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurchundi compares

By the 2011 count Kurchundi is the 31st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 339.43 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kurchundi

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

Kurchundi lies about 76 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 45 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 Kurchundi
Tehsil headquarters Basna 8.9 km
Nearest town Saraipali 24 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 45 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 76 km

Villages closest to Kurchundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurchundi village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 31st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Kurchundi village has 561 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurchundi has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kurchundi is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurchundi covers 339.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurchundi falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurchundi is Komakhan railway station, about 45 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 Kurchundi.

Kurchundi is about 76 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurchundi is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 8.9 km away. Saraipali is about 24 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurchundi Tukada Naya (under 2 km), Keharpur (under 2 km) and Amapali (under 2 km).

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

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