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About Kurum Village

Kurum is a mid sized village in Dulmi tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 760 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurum village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Dulmi
Pincode 825101
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 760
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurum compares

By the 2011 count Kurum is the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kurum

Kurum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurum as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kurum from other places

Kurum lies about 86 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 22 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 Kurum
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dulmi 24 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 86 km

Villages closest to Kurum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurum village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kurum village has 760 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurum has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kurum is 825101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurum covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurum falls under Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurum is Chakradharpur, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurum.

Kurum is about 86 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurum is in Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district. Chakradharpur is about 22 km away. Dulmi is about 24 km away. Ramgarh is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urba (6.8 km), Bagrai (10 km) and Harhad Kander (13 km).

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

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