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About Kurpo Village

Kurpo is a small village in Morang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 10 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurpo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurpo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Morang
Pincode 172109
Area (hectares) 222.89 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 10
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurpo compares

By the 2011 count Kurpo is the 30th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 277 residents. Its 222.89 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kurpo

Kurpo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurpo as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jangi Khas, Khadura, Khokpa and Kota. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kurpo

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurpo village had a population of 16. That makes it the 30th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 277 residents.

Kurpo village has 10 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurpo has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Kurpo is 172109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurpo covers 222.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurpo falls under Morang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kurpo notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kurpo.

Kurpo is in Morang tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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