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About Kurkutia Village

Kurkutia is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 255 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkutia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814145
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 255
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
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 Kurkutia compares

By the 2011 count Kurkutia is the 98th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kurkutia

Kurkutia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurkutia 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. The nearest villages by name are Kukurkata, Kula Pathar, Kunda and Kupi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kurkutia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkutia village had a population of 532. That makes it the 98th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Kurkutia village has 255 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkutia has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kurkutia is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkutia covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurkutia falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kurkutia notes the nearest railway station 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 Kurkutia.

Kurkutia is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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