About Kurkuta Village

Kurkuta is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 682 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	230 hectares
Population	1,298
Male Population	682
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 Kurkuta compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuta is the 38th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kurkuta

Kurkuta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurkuta 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. The nearest villages by name are Khonrhi, Kodwaria, Kokro and Kui Urf Shashiganj. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kurkuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuta village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 38th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kurkuta village has 682 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuta has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Kurkuta is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkuta covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurkuta falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kurkuta notes the nearest railway station 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 Kurkuta.

Kurkuta is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.