About Kurgu Village

Kurgu is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 144 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurgu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurgu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	291
Male Population	144
Female Population	147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurgu compares

By the 2011 count Kurgu is the 86th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 962.

Getting to Kurgu

Kurgu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurgu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurgu from other places

Kurgu lies about 46 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 Kurgu
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	29 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	41 km
District headquarters	Shimla	46 km

Villages closest to Kurgu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurgu village had a population of 291. That makes it the 86th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kurgu village has 144 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurgu has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kurgu is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurgu covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurgu falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Kurgu is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurgu is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 29 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.