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About Kuriamu Village

Kuriamu is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 369 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuriamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuriamu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835024
Area (hectares) 406.49 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 369
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kuriamu compares

By the 2011 count Kuriamu is the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 406.49 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kuriamu

Kuriamu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuriamu as Available within 5 - 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 Kuriamu from other places

Kuriamu lies about 40 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 19 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 Kuriamu
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 5.0 km
Nearest town Būndu 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 40 km

Villages closest to Kuriamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuriamu village had a population of 744. That makes it the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Kuriamu village has 369 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuriamu has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kuriamu is 835024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuriamu covers 406.49 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.

Kuriamu falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuriamu is Gautamdhara, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kuriamu.

Kuriamu is about 40 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuriamu is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 5.0 km away. Būndu is about 7.4 km away. Gautamdhara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jintu (2.8 km), Kudadih (2.9 km) and Serenghatu (3.3 km).

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

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