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About Kurrol Village

Kurrol is a mid sized village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 446 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522 hectares hectares.

Kurrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurrol village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 522 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 446
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Kurrol compares

By the 2011 count Kurrol is the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 522 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 857.

Getting to Kurrol

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

Kurrol lies about 57 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khajraha, about 26 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 Kurrol
Tehsil headquarters Karera 14 km
Nearest railway station Khajraha 26 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 57 km

Villages closest to Kurrol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurrol village had a population of 868. That makes it the 74th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kurrol village has 446 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurrol has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 857.

Kurrol covers 522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurrol falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurrol is Khajraha, about 26 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 Kurrol.

Kurrol is about 57 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurrol is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 14 km away. Khajraha is about 26 km away. Shivpuri is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhari (1.7 km), Chhitipur (2.5 km) and Kuthila Marh (3.7 km).

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

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