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About Kurdeg Village

Kurdeg is a mid sized village in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 805 males and 824 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurdeg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurdeg village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kurdeg
Pincode 835212
Area (hectares) 557 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 805
Female Population 824
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurdeg compares

By the 2011 count Kurdeg is the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 557 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kurdeg

Kurdeg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurdeg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kurdeg from other places

Kurdeg lies about 38 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 57 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 Kurdeg
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 36 km
District headquarters Simdega 38 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 57 km

Villages closest to Kurdeg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurdeg village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Kurdeg village has 805 males and 824 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurdeg has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kurdeg is 835212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurdeg covers 557 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurdeg falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurdeg is Garposh, about 57 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurdeg.

Kurdeg is about 38 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurdeg is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Jashpur Nagar is about 36 km away. Simdega is about 38 km away. Garposh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhirkamunda (under 2 km), Chhotkibiura (1.5 km) and Parkala (1.9 km).

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

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