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About Kurla Village

Kurla is a mid sized village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 529 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurla village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770019
Area (hectares) 622 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 529
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurla compares

By the 2011 count Kurla is the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 622 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kurla

Kurla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurla as Available within village. 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 Kurla from other places

Kurla lies about 20 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharsuguda Junction, about 10 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 Kurla
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Jharsuguda Junction 10 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 11 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 20 km

Villages closest to Kurla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurla village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Kurla village has 529 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurla has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kurla is 770019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurla covers 622 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.

Kurla falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kurla is Jharsuguda Junction, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurla.

Kurla is about 20 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurla is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 6.4 km away. Jharsuguda Junction is about 10 km away. Jharsuguda is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangaspur (1.5 km), Daldali (2.7 km) and Nadisuguda (3.3 km).

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

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