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About Kuruguda Village

Kuruguda is a mid sized village in Junagarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 332 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuruguda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuruguda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Junagarh
Pincode 766014
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 332
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuruguda compares

By the 2011 count Kuruguda is the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kuruguda

Kuruguda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuruguda 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Koiligaon, Krushnachandrapur, Kuhilamunda and Kumbharbahali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kuruguda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuruguda village had a population of 657. That makes it the 79th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Kuruguda village has 332 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuruguda has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kuruguda is 766014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuruguda covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuruguda falls under Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kuruguda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Kuruguda.

Kuruguda is in Junagarh tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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