About Kurum Village

Kurum is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 318 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 908 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurum village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	908 hectares
Population	621
Male Population	318
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Kurum compares

By the 2011 count Kurum is the 42nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 908 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kurum

Kurum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurum 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 Kurum from other places

Kurum lies about 17 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 36 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 Kurum
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	5.5 km
District headquarters	Gumla	17 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	36 km

Villages closest to Kurum

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 Kurum

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurum village had a population of 621. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Kurum village has 318 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurum has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Kurum covers 908 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.

Kurum falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurum is Kurkura, about 36 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 Kurum.

Kurum is about 17 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurum is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 5.5 km away. Gumla is about 17 km away. Gumlā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.