About Kurjun Village

Kurjun is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 283 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurjun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurjun village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Itkhori
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	45 hectares
Population	563
Male Population	283
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurjun compares

By the 2011 count Kurjun is the 40th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kurjun

Kurjun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurjun as Available within 10+ 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 Kurjun from other places

Kurjun lies about 34 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 17 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 Kurjun
Tehsil headquarters	Itkhori	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	17 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	27 km
District headquarters	Chatra	34 km

Villages closest to Kurjun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurjun village had a population of 563. That makes it the 40th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Kurjun village has 283 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurjun has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kurjun is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurjun covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurjun falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurjun is Kathautia, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurjun.

Kurjun is about 34 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurjun is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 3.9 km away. Kathautia is about 17 km away. Bagaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.