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About Kurchholi Village

Kurchholi is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 324 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,398 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurchholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurchholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 154.63 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 324
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,398
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurchholi compares

By the 2011 count Kurchholi is the 20th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 154.63 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Kurchholi

Kurchholi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurchholi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kurchholi from other places

Kurchholi lies about 104 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 23 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 Kurchholi
Nearest town Naini Tāl 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 22 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 23 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 104 km

Villages closest to Kurchholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurchholi village had a population of 777. That makes it the 20th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Kurchholi village has 324 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurchholi has about 1398 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Kurchholi is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurchholi covers 154.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurchholi falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurchholi is Kathgodam, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurchholi.

Kurchholi is about 104 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurchholi is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Naini Tāl is about 9.7 km away. Jakholi is about 22 km away. Kathgodam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Kuri (under 2 km), Dobh (4.3 km) and Phalati (7.1 km).

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

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