About Kurkuta Village

Kurkuta is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 284 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares.

Kurkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkuta village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sheopur
Tehsil	Karahal
Area (hectares)	420 hectares
Population	552
Male Population	284
Female Population	268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Kurkuta compares

By the 2011 count Kurkuta is the 67th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Kurkuta

Kurkuta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurkuta 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 Kurkuta from other places

Kurkuta lies about 48 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Chhajawa, about 48 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 Kurkuta
Tehsil headquarters	Karahal	25 km
Nearest town	Māngrol	44 km
District headquarters	Sheopur	48 km
Nearest railway station	Chhajawa	48 km

Villages closest to Kurkuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkuta village had a population of 552. That makes it the 67th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Kurkuta village has 284 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkuta has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Kurkuta covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurkuta falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurkuta is Chhajawa, about 48 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 Kurkuta.

Kurkuta is about 48 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkuta is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 25 km away. Māngrol is about 44 km away. Sheopur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.