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About Kurgaon Village

Kurgaon is a small village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 245 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.45 hectares hectares.

Kurgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 325.45 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 245
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurgaon compares

By the 2011 count Kurgaon is the 107th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 325.45 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Kurgaon

Kurgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kurgaon from other places

Kurgaon lies about 49 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about 24 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 Kurgaon
Nearest town Samthar 14 km
Nearest railway station Erach Road 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 25 km
District headquarters Datia 49 km

Villages closest to Kurgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurgaon village had a population of 473. That makes it the 107th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Kurgaon village has 245 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurgaon has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 876.

Kurgaon covers 325.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurgaon falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurgaon is Erach Road, about 24 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 10+ km distance for Kurgaon.

Kurgaon is about 49 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurgaon is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Samthar is about 14 km away. Erach Road is about 24 km away. Bhander is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur (1.5 km), Chak Abdu (1.5 km) and Chak Pir Khan (1.5 km).

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

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