About Kurag Village

Kurag is a small village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 63 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Kanha Chatti
Pincode	825401
Area (hectares)	431 hectares
Population	122
Male Population	63
Female Population	59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurag compares

By the 2011 count Kurag is the 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 28 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 Kurag
Tehsil headquarters	Kanha Chatti	8.6 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	18 km
District headquarters	Chatra	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	28 km

Villages closest to Kurag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 122. That makes it the 94th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kurag village has 63 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurag has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kurag is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurag covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurag falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurag is Kathautia, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kurag.

Kurag is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurag is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 8.6 km away. Bagaha is about 18 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.