Kurdeg Subdivision - Simdega, Jharkhand

Kurdeg is an administrative subdivision in the Simdega district of Jharkhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Garpos, while the nearest airport is Jharsuguda Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 58.5 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 275 km², including 274.71 km² of rural area and 0.00 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1009 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kurdeg Subdivision

Kurdeg Subdivision has a total of 25 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1BangaonRuralChadrimunda
2BarkibiuraRuralBarkibuara
3CharrimundaRuralChadrimunda
4ChhatakahuRuralKurdeg
5ChhotkibiuraRuralKurdeg
6DaridihRuralKutamakachchhar
7DhorhiRuralGariyajor
8DumardihRuralDumardih
9GariajorRuralKonjoba
10GatadihRuralDumardih
11HethmaRuralHethma
12JhirkamundaRuralKurdeg
13Jhunka ChhaparRuralGariyajor
14KasdegaRuralDumardih
15KhalijorRuralKurdeg
16KhindaRuralKhinda
17KokrachheraRuralKutamakachchhar
18KurdegRuralKurdeg
19KutmakachcharRuralKutamakachchhar
20LabderaRuralBarkibuara
21LitimaraRuralDumardih
22ParkalaRuralKhinda
23PatrapaliRuralKutamakachchhar
24RengarbaharRuralChadrimunda
25SarpmundaRuralKurdeg

Population of Kurdeg Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Kurdeg Subdivision had a total population of 47,984 people living in 9,847 households. The population comprised 23,881 males and 24,103 females, with an average population density of 175 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population47,98447,9840
Male Population23,88123,8810
Female Population24,10324,1030
Total Households9,8479,8470
Population Density175 / km²175 / km²0 / km²

Kurdeg Subdivision had 27,484 literate people and 7,281 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 3,201 and 34,707 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)7,2817,2810
Literate Population27,48427,4840
Illiterate Population20,50020,5000
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population3,2013,2010
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population34,70734,7070

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.