About Kurawan Village

Kurawan is a large village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,239, made up of 1,652 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1310.94 hectares hectares.

Kurawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurawan village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Shamgarh
Area (hectares)	1310.94 hectares
Population	3,239
Male Population	1,652
Female Population	1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Kurawan compares

By the 2011 count Kurawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 1310.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kurawan

Kurawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurawan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurawan from other places

Kurawan lies about 49 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Hanspura, about 10 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 Kurawan
Nearest railway station	Hanspura	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shamgarh	10 km
Nearest town	Shāmgarh	10 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	49 km

Villages closest to Kurawan

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

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Common questions about Kurawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurawan village had a population of 3,239. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Kurawan village has 1,652 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurawan has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Kurawan covers 1310.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurawan falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurawan is Hanspura, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurawan.

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

Kurawan is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Hanspura is about 10 km away. Shamgarh is about 10 km away. Shāmgarh is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.