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About Kurupal Village

Kurupal is a mid sized village in Krushna Prasad tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 246 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurupal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurupal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Krushna Prasad
Pincode 752030
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 246
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurupal compares

By the 2011 count Kurupal is the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kurupal

Kurupal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurupal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kurupal from other places

Kurupal lies about 98 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 20 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 Kurupal
Nearest railway station Mahipur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Krushna Prasad 32 km
Nearest town Bhanjanagar 37 km
District headquarters Puri 98 km

Villages closest to Kurupal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krushna Prasad 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 Kurupal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurupal village had a population of 512. That makes it the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Kurupal village has 246 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurupal has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kurupal is 752030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurupal covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurupal falls under Krushna Prasad tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kurupal is Mahipur, about 20 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 village for Kurupal.

Kurupal is about 98 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurupal is in Krushna Prasad tehsil of Puri district. Mahipur is about 20 km away. Krushna Prasad is about 32 km away. Bhanjanagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alandapatna (19 km), Budhibar (25 km) and Morada (29 km).

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

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