About Kurna Village

Kurna is a mid sized village in Anandpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 423 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurna village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Anandpur
Pincode	833104
Area (hectares)	585 hectares
Population	871
Male Population	423
Female Population	448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kurna compares

By the 2011 count Kurna is the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 505 residents. Its 585 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kurna

Kurna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurna from other places

Kurna lies about 176 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 7.0 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 Kurna
Nearest town	Lātehār	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Latehar	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Anandpur	34 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	176 km

Villages closest to Kurna

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

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Common questions about Kurna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurna village had a population of 871. That makes it the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 505 residents.

Kurna village has 423 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurna has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kurna is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurna covers 585 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurna falls under Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurna is Latehar, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurna.

Kurna is about 176 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurna is in Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Lātehār is about 3.5 km away. Latehar is about 7.0 km away. Anandpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.