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About Kurochhatarpur Village

Kurochhatarpur is a large village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,405, made up of 1,232 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurochhatarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurochhatarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835232
Area (hectares) 763 hectares
Population 2,405
Male Population 1,232
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurochhatarpur compares

By the 2011 count Kurochhatarpur is the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 763 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kurochhatarpur

Kurochhatarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurochhatarpur as Available within 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 Kurochhatarpur from other places

Kurochhatarpur lies about 16 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 55 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 Kurochhatarpur
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 3.3 km
District headquarters Gumla 16 km
Nearest town Gumlā 16 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 55 km

Villages closest to Kurochhatarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurochhatarpur village had a population of 2,405. That makes it the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Kurochhatarpur village has 1,232 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurochhatarpur has about 952 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Kurochhatarpur is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurochhatarpur covers 763 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurochhatarpur falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurochhatarpur is Pokla, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurochhatarpur.

Kurochhatarpur is about 16 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurochhatarpur is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 3.3 km away. Gumla is about 16 km away. Gumlā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katkaia (1.9 km), Parasima (2.2 km) and Lunga (2.6 km).

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

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