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About Kuruktopa Village

Kuruktopa is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 467 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuruktopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuruktopa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 371 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 467
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuruktopa compares

By the 2011 count Kuruktopa is the 31st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 371 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kuruktopa

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

Kuruktopa lies about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haslang P.H., about 9.3 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 Kuruktopa
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Haslang P.H. 9.3 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 19 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 26 km

Villages closest to Kuruktopa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuruktopa village had a population of 918. That makes it the 31st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Kuruktopa village has 467 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuruktopa has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kuruktopa is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuruktopa covers 371 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuruktopa falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuruktopa is Haslang P.H., about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance for Kuruktopa.

Kuruktopa is about 19 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuruktopa is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 6.9 km away. Haslang P.H. is about 9.3 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Bandu (under 2 km), Udal (1.7 km) and Chamda (2.1 km).

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

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