Kurdeg
Geography
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Location
Kurdeg is located at 22°33′12″N 84°07′10″E / 22.5532°N 84.1195°E
Area overview
In the area presented in the map alongside, "the landscape is formed of hills and undulating plateau" in the south-western part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. About 32% of the district is covered with forests (mark the shaded portions in the map.) It is an overwhelmingly rural area with 92.83% of the population living in the rural areas. A major portion of the rural population depends on rain-fed agriculture (average annual rainfall: 1,100-1,200 mm) for a living.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
There is a police station at Kurdeg.
The headquarters of Kurdeg CD block are located at Kurdeg village.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kurdeg had a total population of 1,629, of which 805 (49%) were males and 824 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 252. The total number of literate persons in Kurdeg was 952 (69.14% of the population over 6 years.
(*For language details see Kurdeg block#Language and religion)
Education
Government High School Kurdeg is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1960. It has facilities for teaching in class IX to class XII. The school has a playground and a library with 385 books.
Inter College Kurdeg is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1983. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. It has a playground.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XI. The school has a playground and a library with 58 books.
Healthcare
There is a Community Health Centre (Hospital) at Kurdeg.
References
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Simdega". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Simdega district on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376499, pages 72-73. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Govt +2 High School Kurdeg". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Inter College Kurdeg". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "KGBV Kurdeg". Schools.org. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Hospitals". Simdega district administration. Retrieved 3 November 2021.