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About Kurmadih Village

Kurmadih is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 523 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurmadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmadih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 560.14 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 523
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurmadih compares

By the 2011 count Kurmadih is the 40th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 560.14 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kurmadih

Kurmadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurmadih as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kurmadih from other places

Kurmadih lies about 60 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 39 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 Kurmadih
Tehsil headquarters Basna 22 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 39 km
Nearest town Saraipali 40 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 60 km

Villages closest to Kurmadih

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 Kurmadih

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmadih village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 40th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Kurmadih village has 523 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmadih has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kurmadih is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurmadih covers 560.14 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.

Kurmadih falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurmadih is Bagbahra, about 39 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 - 10 km distance for Kurmadih.

Kurmadih is about 60 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurmadih is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 22 km away. Bagbahra is about 39 km away. Saraipali is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansulidih (4.6 km), Paterapali (12 km) and Chhatapathar Tukda 1 (13 km).

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

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