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About Kurian Kalan Village

Kurian Kalan is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 252 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurian Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurian Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 252
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurian Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kurian Kalan is the 51st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kurian Kalan

Kurian Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurian Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kurian Kalan from other places

Kurian Kalan lies about 17 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 14 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 Kurian Kalan
Nearest railway station Kusmahi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 14 km
District headquarters Latehar 17 km
Nearest town Lātehār 17 km

Villages closest to Kurian Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balumath 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 Kurian Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurian Kalan village had a population of 526. That makes it the 51st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Kurian Kalan village has 252 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurian Kalan has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kurian Kalan is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurian Kalan covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurian Kalan falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurian Kalan is Kusmahi, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Kurian Kalan.

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

Kurian Kalan is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Kusmahi is about 14 km away. Balumath is about 14 km away. Latehar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lejang (under 2 km), Kuriam Khurd (under 2 km) and Lundibar (under 2 km).

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

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