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About Kurud I Village

Kurud I is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,339, made up of 1,721 males and 1,618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 966.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurud I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurud I village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 966.59 hectares
Population 3,339
Male Population 1,721
Female Population 1,618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurud I compares

By the 2011 count Kurud I is the 12th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 966.59 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kurud I

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

Kurud I lies about 15 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mandir Hasaud, about 3.1 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 Kurud I
Nearest railway station Mandir Hasaud 3.1 km
District headquarters Raipur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 21 km

Villages closest to Kurud I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 Kurud I

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurud I village had a population of 3,339. That makes it the 12th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kurud I village has 1,721 males and 1,618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurud I has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kurud I is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurud I covers 966.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurud I falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurud I is Mandir Hasaud, about 3.1 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 Kurud I.

Kurud I is about 15 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurud I is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Mandir Hasaud is about 3.1 km away. Raipur is about 15 km away. Arang is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurud 2 (under 2 km), Nakata (1.9 km) and Bahnakadi (2.5 km).

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

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