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About Kurumkela Village

Kurumkela is a mid sized village in Lephripara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 768 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurumkela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurumkela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Lephripara
Pincode 770012
Area (hectares) 854 hectares
Population 1,537
Male Population 768
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Kurumkela compares

By the 2011 count Kurumkela is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 612 residents. Its 854 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kurumkela

Kurumkela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurumkela 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 Kaniaghati, Karanjkhol, Kasaijharan and Khuntamunda. 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 Kurumkela

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurumkela village had a population of 1,537. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 612 residents.

Kurumkela village has 768 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurumkela has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kurumkela is 770012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurumkela covers 854 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurumkela falls under Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Kurumkela 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 Kurumkela.

Kurumkela is in Lephripara tehsil of Sundargarh 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 Kurumkela today is likely to be higher.

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