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About Kurra Village

Kurra is a small village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 51 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Kurra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 51
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurra compares

By the 2011 count Kurra is the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Kurra

Kurra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kurra from other places

Kurra lies about 29 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 5.1 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 Kurra
Nearest railway station Rampura 5.1 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 27 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Kurra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurra village had a population of 95. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Kurra village has 51 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurra has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

Kurra covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurra falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurra is Rampura, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kurra.

Kurra is about 29 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurra is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Rampura is about 5.1 km away. Bijāwar is about 26 km away. Bada Malhera is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmasi (8.2 km), Peera (9.3 km) and Sendhkhuri (9.6 km).

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

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