About Bara Kurma Village

Bara Kurma is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 490 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kurma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kurma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Kharsawan
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	916
Male Population	490
Female Population	426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bara Kurma compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kurma is the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bara Kurma

Bara Kurma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Kurma 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Kurma from other places

Bara Kurma lies about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 5.0 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 Bara Kurma
Nearest railway station	Barabambo	5.0 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharsawan	15 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	27 km

Villages closest to Bara Kurma

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

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Common questions about Bara Kurma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kurma village had a population of 916. That makes it the 26th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bara Kurma village has 490 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kurma has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kurma is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kurma covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Kurma falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kurma is Barabambo, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bara Kurma is about 27 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kurma is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Barabambo is about 5.0 km away. Chakradharpur is about 10 km away. Kharsawan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.