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About Kurekera Village

Kurekera is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 160 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurekera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurekera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 249.08 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 160
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurekera compares

By the 2011 count Kurekera is the 118th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 249.08 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1038.

Getting to Kurekera

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

Kurekera lies about 66 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 28 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 Kurekera
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 10 km
Nearest railway station Arand 28 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 28 km
District headquarters Raipur 66 km

Villages closest to Kurekera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurekera village had a population of 333. That makes it the 118th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Kurekera village has 160 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurekera has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Kurekera is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurekera covers 249.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurekera falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurekera is Arand, about 28 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 Kurekera.

Kurekera is about 66 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurekera is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 10 km away. Arand is about 28 km away. Mahāsamund is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boirgaon (1.5 km), Khadama (1.6 km) and Paktia (2.4 km).

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

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