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About Kurlaga Village

Kurlaga is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 281 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurlaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurlaga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 281
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurlaga compares

By the 2011 count Kurlaga is the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kurlaga

Kurlaga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurlaga as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurlaga from other places

Kurlaga lies about 40 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 14 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 Kurlaga
Tehsil headquarters Basia 12 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 14 km
Nearest town Simdega 34 km
District headquarters Gumla 40 km

Villages closest to Kurlaga

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 Kurlaga

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurlaga village had a population of 567. That makes it the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kurlaga village has 281 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurlaga has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

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

Kurlaga covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurlaga falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurlaga is Kurkura, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kurlaga.

Kurlaga is about 40 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurlaga is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 12 km away. Kurkura is about 14 km away. Simdega is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dolongsera (under 2 km), Bartoli (1.7 km) and Takarma (1.8 km).

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

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