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About Kurujanga Village

Kurujanga is a small village in Derabish tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 175 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754250, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurujanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurujanga village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Derabish
Pincode 754250
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 175
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurujanga compares

By the 2011 count Kurujanga is the 68th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kurujanga

Kurujanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kurujanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kurujanga from other places

Kurujanga lies about 16 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Lalitgiri, about 8.8 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 Kurujanga
Nearest railway station Lalitgiri 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Derabish 16 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 16 km
Nearest town Kendrāparha 16 km

Villages closest to Kurujanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurujanga village had a population of 357. That makes it the 68th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Kurujanga village has 175 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurujanga has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kurujanga is 754250. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurujanga covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurujanga falls under Derabish tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kurujanga is Lalitgiri, about 8.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurujanga.

Kurujanga is about 16 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurujanga is in Derabish tehsil of Kendrapara district. Lalitgiri is about 8.8 km away. Derabish is about 16 km away. Kendrapara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimul (5.3 km), Balabhadrapur (11 km) and Derakundi (16 km).

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

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