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About Kurkuta Village

Kurkuta is a mid sized village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 674 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Dadi
Pincode 825326
Area (hectares) 416.04 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 674
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkuta compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuta is the 19th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 416.04 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Kurkuta

Kurkuta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurkuta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kurkuta from other places

Kurkuta lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Patratu, about 7.3 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 Kurkuta
Nearest town Saunda 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Patratu 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadi 31 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 31 km

Villages closest to Kurkuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuta village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 19th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Kurkuta village has 674 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuta has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Kurkuta is 825326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkuta covers 416.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurkuta falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuta is Patratu, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance for Kurkuta.

Kurkuta is about 31 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuta is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Saunda is about 6.4 km away. Patratu is about 7.3 km away. Dadi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misrainmorha (1.8 km), Gidi (3.2 km) and Dari (3.4 km).

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

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