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About Kurro Village

Kurro is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 508 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.05 hectares hectares.

Kurro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurro village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 408.05 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 508
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurro compares

By the 2011 count Kurro is the 40th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 408.05 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kurro

Kurro is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurro 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurro from other places

Kurro lies about 41 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 4.0 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 Kurro
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 3.7 km
Nearest town Sihorā 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 4.0 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 41 km

Villages closest to Kurro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurro village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 40th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Kurro village has 508 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurro has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Kurro covers 408.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurro falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurro is Sihora Road, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kurro.

Kurro is about 41 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurro is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora is about 3.7 km away. Sihorā is about 3.7 km away. Sihora Road is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarda (under 2 km), Bilha (2.6 km) and Hargrah (2.9 km).

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

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