About Kurchi Village

Kurchi is a large village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,581, made up of 1,319 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.48 hectares hectares.

Kurchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurchi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Area (hectares)	249.48 hectares
Population	2,581
Male Population	1,319
Female Population	1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Kurchi compares

By the 2011 count Kurchi is the 18th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 249.48 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kurchi

Kurchi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurchi 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 Kurchi from other places

Kurchi lies about 135 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about under 2 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 Kurchi
Nearest railway station	Rajkharsawan Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	29 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	135 km

Villages closest to Kurchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurchi village had a population of 2,581. That makes it the 18th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Kurchi village has 1,319 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurchi has about 957 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 946.

Kurchi covers 249.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurchi falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurchi is Rajkharsawan Junction, about under 2 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 Kurchi.

Kurchi is about 135 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurchi is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about under 2 km away. Chakradharpur is about 19 km away. Gobindpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.