# Kurenga Village, Tokapal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tokapal, Bastar 

# Kurenga

Kurenga is a village in Tokapal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494001**. The 2011 Census counted **3,558 people in 851 households**, the 2nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%.

- 3,558people (2011)
- 851households
- 31.4%literacy
- 494001PIN code

## Kurenga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kurenga is 494001.** Kurenga falls in Tokapal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494001
- Gram panchayatKurenga
- Community development blockTonkapal
- Census village code449513

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kurenga from nearby towns?

- Tokapal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jagdalpur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jagdalpur (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kurenga?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kurenga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Moratpal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jagdalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurenga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 37% of the 2,332 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kurenga

Of every 100 households in Kurenga in 2011, 39 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurenga · ■ Tokapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****77%**

**49%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kurenga?

■ Kurenga · ■ Tokapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.4%**

**48.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1063

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**990

Working population ****35.0%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.6% for men and 23.9% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (7%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (13%) · **■** Marginal 850 (68%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tokapal

- Rajur4,515 people
- Chhaparbhanpuri3,309 people
- Arracote2,619 people
- Sirisgura2,463 people
- Salepal2,255 people

[All 70 villages in Tokapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/tokapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurenga?494001
- How far is Kurenga from Jagdalpur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Kurenga?3,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurenga in?Bastar district (Tokapal sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurenga?31.4% (Census 2011)