About Kurag Village

Kurag is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 43 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	22 hectares
Population	83
Male Population	43
Female Population	40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurag compares

By the 2011 count Kurag is the 125th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kurag

Kurag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kurag from other places

Kurag lies about 39 km from Shimla. 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 Kurag
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	9.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	39 km

Villages closest to Kurag

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

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Common questions about Kurag

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurag village had a population of 83. That makes it the 125th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kurag village has 43 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurag has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kurag is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurag covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurag falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurag.

Kurag is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurag is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.3 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.