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About Kurdih Village

Kurdih is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,847, made up of 898 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3066.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurdih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Samri
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 3066.75 hectares
Population 1,847
Male Population 898
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurdih compares

By the 2011 count Kurdih is the 7th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 3066.75 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 971.

Getting to Kurdih

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

Kurdih lies about 86 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 40 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 Kurdih
Tehsil headquarters Samri 17 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 40 km
Nearest town Medininagar 57 km
District headquarters Surguja 86 km

Villages closest to Kurdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurdih village had a population of 1,847. That makes it the 7th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Kurdih village has 898 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurdih has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kurdih is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurdih covers 3066.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurdih falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurdih is Barwadih Junction, about 40 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 Kurdih.

Kurdih is about 86 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurdih is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 17 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 40 km away. Medininagar is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Idari Kalan (2.6 km), Jariyo (4.5 km) and Chatniya (4.9 km).

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

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