About Kurushkela Village

Kurushkela is a mid sized village in Pakar Tanr tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,650, made up of 815 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1934 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurushkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurushkela village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Pakar Tanr
Pincode	835228
Area (hectares)	1934 hectares
Population	1,650
Male Population	815
Female Population	835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurushkela compares

By the 2011 count Kurushkela is the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 1934 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 977.

Getting to Kurushkela

Kurushkela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurushkela as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kurushkela from other places

Kurushkela lies about 18 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Bano, about 42 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 Kurushkela
Tehsil headquarters	Pakar Tanr	12 km
District headquarters	Simdega	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bano	42 km

Villages closest to Kurushkela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurushkela village had a population of 1,650. That makes it the 9th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Kurushkela village has 815 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurushkela has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Kurushkela is 835228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurushkela covers 1934 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurushkela falls under Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurushkela is Bano, about 42 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 village for Kurushkela.

Kurushkela 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.

Kurushkela is in Pakar Tanr tehsil of Simdega district. Pakar Tanr is about 12 km away. Simdega is about 18 km away. Bano is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.