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About Kurraha Village

Kurraha is one of the larger villages in Maharajpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,422, made up of 3,963 males and 3,459 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3107.88 hectares hectares.

Kurraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurraha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Maharajpur
Area (hectares) 3107.88 hectares
Population 7,422
Male Population 3,963
Female Population 3,459
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurraha compares

By the 2011 count Kurraha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 3107.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Kurraha

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

Kurraha lies about 21 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 20 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 Kurraha
Tehsil headquarters Maharajpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Singhpur Dumra 20 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 21 km

Villages closest to Kurraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurraha village had a population of 7,422. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Kurraha village has 3,963 males and 3,459 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurraha has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Kurraha covers 3107.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurraha falls under Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurraha is Singhpur Dumra, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurraha.

Kurraha is about 21 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurraha is in Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Maharajpur is about 7.8 km away. Mahārājpur is about 7.8 km away. Singhpur Dumra 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 Gour (3.7 km), Gaurari (3.7 km) and Baidar (3.9 km).

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

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