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About Kuruskera Village

Kuruskera is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 515 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuruskera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuruskera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 494449
Area (hectares) 372.45 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 515
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuruskera compares

By the 2011 count Kuruskera is the 56th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 372.45 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1007.

Getting to Kuruskera

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

Kuruskera 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 Kuruskera
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 28 km
Nearest railway station Arand 28 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 28 km
District headquarters Raipur 66 km

Villages closest to Kuruskera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuruskera village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 56th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Kuruskera village has 515 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuruskera has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kuruskera is 494449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuruskera covers 372.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuruskera falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kuruskera 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 10+ km distance for Kuruskera.

Kuruskera 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.

Kuruskera is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 28 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 Piparchhedi (5.3 km), Jogidipa (7.8 km) and Kareta (8.7 km).

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

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