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About Kurma Village

Kurma is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 292 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 292
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurma compares

By the 2011 count Kurma is the 93rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kurma

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

Kurma lies about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Kurma
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 23 km

Villages closest to Kurma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurma village had a population of 609. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Kurma village has 292 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurma has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kurma is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurma covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurma is Haludpukur, about 14 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 km distance for Kurma.

Kurma is about 23 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurma is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 5.2 km away. Haludpukur is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Muriapara (1.6 km), Bara Dholadih (2.3 km) and Chota Dholadih (2.3 km).

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

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