About Kura Village

Kura is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 308 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	588 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	308
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
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 Kura compares

By the 2011 count Kura is the 41st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kura

Kura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kura from other places

Kura lies about 24 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 31 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 Kura
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	3.8 km
District headquarters	Gumla	24 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	31 km

Villages closest to Kura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kura village had a population of 625. That makes it the 41st largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Kura village has 308 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kura has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kura is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kura covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kura falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kura is Kurkura, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kura.

Kura is about 24 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kura is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 3.8 km away. Gumla is about 24 km away. Gumlā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.