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About Kurki Village

Kurki is a mid sized village in Kolar tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 287 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurki village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Kolar
Pincode 563133
Area (hectares) 358.22 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 287
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurki compares

By the 2011 count Kurki is the 160th largest of the 313 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 751 residents. Its 358.22 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 968.

Getting to Kurki

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

Kurki lies about 13 km from Kolar. 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 Kurki
Tehsil headquarters Kolar 13 km
Nearest town Kolār 13 km

Villages closest to Kurki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurki village had a population of 605. That makes it the 160th largest of the 313 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 751 residents.

Kurki village has 287 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurki has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kurki is 563133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurki covers 358.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurki falls under Kolar tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kurki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurki.

Kurki is about 13 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurki is in Kolar tehsil of Kolar district. Kolar is about 13 km away. Kolār is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasapura (under 2 km), Khajikallahalli (2.3 km) and Bellur (2.4 km).

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

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