About Kurum Village

Kurum is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 464 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurum village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	464
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
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 Kurum compares

By the 2011 count Kurum is the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 989.

Getting to Kurum

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

Kurum lies about 42 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 8.9 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 Kurum
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	11 km
Nearest town	Simdega	39 km
District headquarters	Gumla	42 km

Villages closest to Kurum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurum village had a population of 885. That makes it the 36th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kurum village has 464 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurum has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kurum is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurum covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurum falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurum is Kurkura, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurum.

Kurum is about 42 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurum is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Kurkura is about 8.9 km away. Basia is about 11 km away. Simdega is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.