About Kurag Village

Kurag is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 267 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	266 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	267
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurag compares

By the 2011 count Kurag is the 84th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kurag

Kurag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kurag from other places

Kurag lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 29 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 Kurag
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	5.6 km
District headquarters	Gumla	25 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	25 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	29 km

Villages closest to Kurag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurag village had a population of 536. That makes it the 84th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kurag village has 267 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurag has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kurag is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurag covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurag falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurag is Lohardaga, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurag.

Kurag is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurag is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 5.6 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Gumlā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.