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About Kurkuburu Village

Kurkuburu is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 74 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkuburu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuburu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 74
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkuburu compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuburu is the 168th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kurkuburu

Kurkuburu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurkuburu as Available within <5 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 Kurkuburu from other places

Kurkuburu lies about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 28 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 Kurkuburu
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 28 km
Nearest town Khunti 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 41 km

Villages closest to Kurkuburu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuburu village had a population of 144. That makes it the 168th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kurkuburu village has 74 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuburu has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kurkuburu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkuburu covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurkuburu falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuburu is Sonua, about 28 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurkuburu.

Kurkuburu is about 41 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuburu is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 8.7 km away. Sonua is about 28 km away. Khunti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala (under 2 km), Erkora (under 2 km) and Tuihasa (1.6 km).

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

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