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About Kurenar Village

Kurenar is a mid sized village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 385 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurenar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurenar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 659.35 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 385
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurenar compares

By the 2011 count Kurenar is the 66th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 659.35 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kurenar

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

Kurenar lies about 89 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 72 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 Kurenar
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 23 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 63 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 72 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 89 km

Villages closest to Kurenar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurenar village had a population of 758. That makes it the 66th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Kurenar village has 385 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurenar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kurenar is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurenar covers 659.35 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.

Kurenar falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kurenar is Antagarh, about 72 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 Kurenar.

Kurenar is about 89 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurenar is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 23 km away. Garhchiroli is about 63 km away. Antagarh is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mausamtola (3.2 km), Gattapalli (3.6 km) and Kanhargaon (3.9 km).

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

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