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About Kurkura Village

Kurkura is a mid sized village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,479, made up of 751 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 1,479
Male Population 751
Female Population 728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurkura compares

By the 2011 count Kurkura is the 37th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kurkura

Kurkura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurkura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurkura from other places

Kurkura lies about 34 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 5.3 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 Kurkura
Nearest railway station Narkopi 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 11 km
Nearest town Rātu 23 km
District headquarters Ranchi 34 km

Villages closest to Kurkura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkura village had a population of 1,479. That makes it the 37th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Kurkura village has 751 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkura has about 969 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Kurkura is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkura covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurkura falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurkura is Narkopi, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kurkura is about 34 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkura is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Narkopi is about 5.3 km away. Mandar is about 11 km away. Rātu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandro (under 2 km), Charnalo (under 2 km) and Bakhar (under 2 km).

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

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