About Kurkel Village

Kurkel is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 223 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkel village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	835206
Area (hectares)	366.22 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	223
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkel compares

By the 2011 count Kurkel is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 366.22 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kurkel

Kurkel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurkel as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Kotam, Koting, Kuiya and Kukurunja. 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 Kurkel

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkel village had a population of 438. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Kurkel village has 223 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkel has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kurkel is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkel covers 366.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurkel falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kurkel notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kurkel.

Kurkel is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla 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.