About Kurkheta Village

Kurkheta 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 801, made up of 379 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 728 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkheta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode	825403
Area (hectares)	728 hectares
Population	801
Male Population	379
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkheta compares

By the 2011 count Kurkheta is the 79th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 728 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Kurkheta

Kurkheta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurkheta as Available within 5 - 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 Kurkheta from other places

Kurkheta lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 36 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 Kurkheta
Tehsil headquarters	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur	13 km
District headquarters	Chatra	13 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	36 km

Villages closest to Kurkheta

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.

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Common questions about Kurkheta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkheta village had a population of 801. That makes it the 79th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kurkheta village has 379 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkheta has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kurkheta is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkheta covers 728 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurkheta is Kathautia, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurkheta.

Kurkheta 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.

Kurkheta 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.