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About Kurli Village

Kurli is a large village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,205, made up of 1,143 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832404
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 2,205
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurli compares

By the 2011 count Kurli is the 10th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kurli

Kurli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kurli from other places

Kurli lies about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chandil Junction, about 8.8 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 Kurli
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Chandil Junction 8.8 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 14 km
Nearest town Bhetia 24 km

Villages closest to Kurli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurli village had a population of 2,205. That makes it the 10th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Kurli village has 1,143 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurli has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kurli is 832404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurli covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurli falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurli is Chandil Junction, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance for Kurli.

Kurli is about 14 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurli is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chandil is about 6.9 km away. Chandil Junction is about 8.8 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubrajpur (under 2 km), Khunti (under 2 km) and Tuidungri (2.5 km).

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

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