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About Kurenda Village

Kurenda is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,832, made up of 887 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650.7 hectares hectares.

Kurenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurenda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 650.7 hectares
Population 1,832
Male Population 887
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurenda compares

By the 2011 count Kurenda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 650.7 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1052.

Getting to Kurenda

Kurenda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurenda as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurenda from other places

Kurenda lies about 26 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Titwa, about 7.0 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 Kurenda
Nearest railway station Titwa 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 26 km
District headquarters Balaghat 26 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 26 km

Villages closest to Kurenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurenda village had a population of 1,832. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Kurenda village has 887 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurenda has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1052.

Kurenda covers 650.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurenda falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurenda is Titwa, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kurenda.

Kurenda is about 26 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurenda is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Titwa is about 7.0 km away. Paraswada is about 26 km away. Balaghat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charegaon (3.7 km), Tikariya (5.7 km) and Kanari (5.8 km).

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

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