About Kurko Village

Kurko is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 1,009 males and 943 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	423.87 hectares
Population	1,952
Male Population	1,009
Female Population	943
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 Kurko compares

By the 2011 count Kurko is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 423.87 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kurko

Kurko is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurko 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. The nearest villages by name are Khukhra, Kolhatanr, Koradih and Korwatanr. 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.

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Common questions about Kurko

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurko village had a population of 1,952. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Kurko village has 1,009 males and 943 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurko has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kurko is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurko covers 423.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurko falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kurko 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 10+ km distance for Kurko.

Kurko is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih 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.