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About Kurund Village

Kurund is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 384 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurund village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 731 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 384
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurund compares

By the 2011 count Kurund is the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 731 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kurund

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

Kurund lies about 19 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 17 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 Kurund
Nearest railway station Bendi 17 km
District headquarters Latehar 19 km
Nearest town Lātehār 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 24 km

Villages closest to Kurund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurund village had a population of 765. That makes it the 35th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Kurund village has 384 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurund has about 992 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 985.

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

Kurund covers 731 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurund falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurund is Bendi, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurund.

Kurund is about 19 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurund is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Bendi is about 17 km away. Latehar is about 19 km away. Lātehār is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahi (2.7 km), Regain (6.8 km) and Mail (7.1 km).

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

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