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About Hurwe Village

Hurwe is a small village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 117 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurwe village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 128.35 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 117
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurwe compares

By the 2011 count Hurwe is the 111th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 128.35 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Hurwe

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

Hurwe lies about 105 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 41 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 Hurwe
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 41 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 58 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 105 km

Villages closest to Hurwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurwe village had a population of 240. That makes it the 111th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Hurwe village has 117 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurwe has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Hurwe is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurwe covers 128.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hurwe falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hurwe is Bhanupratappur, about 41 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 Hurwe.

Hurwe is about 105 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurwe is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 18 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 41 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hureli (under 2 km), Dorde (2.1 km) and Panahur (4.4 km).

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

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