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About Kuranga Village

Kuranga is a mid sized village in Okhamandal tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 586 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3628.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuranga village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Okhamandal
Pincode 361335
Area (hectares) 3628.64 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 586
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kuranga compares

By the 2011 count Kuranga is the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents. Its 3628.64 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 976.

Getting to Kuranga

Kuranga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kuranga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuranga from other places

Kuranga lies about 104 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kuranga, about 1.9 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 Kuranga
Nearest railway station Kuranga 1.9 km
Nearest town Dwārka 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Okhamandal 33 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 104 km

Villages closest to Kuranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuranga village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 15th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents.

Kuranga village has 586 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuranga has about 983 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 976.

The pincode recorded for Kuranga is 361335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuranga covers 3628.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuranga falls under Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kuranga is Kuranga, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kuranga.

Kuranga is about 104 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuranga is in Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district. Kuranga is about 1.9 km away. Dwārka is about 30 km away. Okhamandal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okhamadhi (8.3 km), Maripur (12 km) and Juni Dhrevad (15 km).

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

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