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About Kurgal Village

Kurgal is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 203 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurgal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurgal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 254.28 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 203
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurgal compares

By the 2011 count Kurgal is the 18th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 254.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 967.

Getting to Kurgal

Kurgal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurgal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurgal from other places

Kurgal lies about 32 km from Solan. 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 Kurgal
Nearest town Shimla 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 28 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km

Villages closest to Kurgal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurgal village had a population of 401. That makes it the 18th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kurgal village has 203 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurgal has about 975 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Kurgal is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurgal covers 254.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurgal falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurgal.

Kurgal is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurgal is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 18 km away. Kandaghat is about 28 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathon (2.8 km), Chayawog (4.3 km) and Bakhor (4.7 km).

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

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