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About Kurru Village

Kurru is a mid sized village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,159, made up of 547 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurru village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496665
Area (hectares) 933.65 hectares
Population 1,159
Male Population 547
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurru compares

By the 2011 count Kurru is the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 933.65 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kurru

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

Kurru lies about 22 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 2.8 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 Kurru
Nearest railway station Robertson 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 11 km
District headquarters Raigarh 22 km

Villages closest to Kurru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurru village had a population of 1,159. That makes it the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Kurru village has 547 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurru has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kurru is 496665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurru covers 933.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurru falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurru is Robertson, about 2.8 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 Kurru.

Kurru is about 22 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurru is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about 2.8 km away. Kharsia is about 11 km away. Raigarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurru Bhantha (under 2 km), Sendripali (under 2 km) and Chaple (1.8 km).

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

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