About Kurkuta Village

Kurkuta is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 361 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Kandi
Pincode	822120
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	706
Male Population	361
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkuta compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuta is the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kurkuta

Kurkuta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurkuta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kurkuta from other places

Kurkuta lies about 30 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 3.9 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 Kurkuta
Nearest railway station	Muhammadganj	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandi	8.5 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	20 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	30 km

Villages closest to Kurkuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuta village had a population of 706. That makes it the 46th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Kurkuta village has 361 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuta has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kurkuta is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkuta covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurkuta falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuta is Muhammadganj, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurkuta.

Kurkuta is about 30 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuta is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Muhammadganj is about 3.9 km away. Kandi is about 8.5 km away. Husainābād is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.