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About Kurdega Village

Kurdega is a small village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 74 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurdega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurdega village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 74
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurdega compares

By the 2011 count Kurdega is the 83rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kurdega

Kurdega is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurdega as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kurdega from other places

Kurdega lies about 36 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 15 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 Kurdega
Tehsil headquarters Basia 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 15 km
District headquarters Gumla 36 km
Nearest town Gumlā 36 km

Villages closest to Kurdega

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.

Common questions about Kurdega

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurdega village had a population of 165. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kurdega village has 74 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurdega has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kurdega is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurdega covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurdega falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurdega is Kurkura, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Kurdega.

Kurdega is about 36 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurdega is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 8.2 km away. Kurkura is about 15 km away. Gumla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patura (1.9 km), Launga (2.0 km) and Sakia (2.3 km).

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

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