About Kurkura Village

Kurkura is a large village in Bansjor tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,003, made up of 985 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bansjor
Pincode	835226
Area (hectares)	1114 hectares
Population	2,003
Male Population	985
Female Population	1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkura compares

By the 2011 count Kurkura is the 5th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 1114 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, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kurkura

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

Kurkura lies about 18 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 16 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 Kurkura
Tehsil headquarters	Bansjor	13 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	16 km
District headquarters	Simdega	18 km

Villages closest to Kurkura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkura village had a population of 2,003. That makes it the 5th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Kurkura village has 985 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkura has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kurkura is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurkura covers 1114 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.

Kurkura falls under Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurkura is Biramitrapur, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurkura.

Kurkura is about 18 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkura is in Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district. Bansjor is about 13 km away. Biramitrapur is about 16 km away. Simdega is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.