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About Kurayala Village

Kurayala is a mid sized village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 447 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares.

Kurayala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurayala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 447
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurayala compares

By the 2011 count Kurayala is the 72nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kurayala

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

Kurayala lies about 19 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ratikheda, about 17 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 Kurayala
Nearest railway station Ratikheda 17 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 20 km

Villages closest to Kurayala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurayala village had a population of 847. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kurayala village has 447 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurayala has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Kurayala covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurayala falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurayala is Ratikheda, about 17 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 Kurayala.

Kurayala is about 19 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurayala is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Ratikheda is about 17 km away. Ashoknagar is about 19 km away. Isagarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihar (1.8 km), Chopra Mahidpur (2.0 km) and Mahidpur (2.0 km).

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

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