Skip to main content

About Kurid Village

Kurid is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 350 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurid village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 350
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurid compares

By the 2011 count Kurid is the 90th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kurid

Kurid is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurid as Available within 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 Kurid from other places

Kurid lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 46 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 Kurid
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 46 km

Villages closest to Kurid

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Kurid

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurid village had a population of 703. That makes it the 90th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kurid village has 350 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurid has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

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

Kurid covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurid falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurid is Shivpur, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Kurid.

Kurid is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurid is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakain (under 2 km), Bakhardih (under 2 km) and Kursel (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.