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About Khurra Village

Khurra is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 46 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 87.71 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 46
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khurra compares

By the 2011 count Khurra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 87.71 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 974.

Getting to Khurra

Khurra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khurra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khurra from other places

Khurra lies about 81 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 Khurra
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 12 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 48 km
Nearest town Garhwa 53 km
District headquarters Surguja 81 km

Villages closest to Khurra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurra village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Khurra village has 46 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurra has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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

Khurra covers 87.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khurra falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Khurra is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 km distance for Khurra.

Khurra is about 81 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurra is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 12 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 48 km away. Garhwa is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatapani (2.1 km), Rajbandha (3.6 km) and Lurghutta (4.3 km).

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

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