# Kurgunta, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Gulbarga, Karnataka 

# Kurgunta

Kurgunta is a town in Sedam sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,472 people** in 1,313 households. Literacy was 60.2%.

- 6,472people (2011)
- 1,313households
- 60.2%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Population of Kurgunta

■ Kurgunta · ■ Gulbarga urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**940

Working population ****44.0%**

**33.5%

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

## Homes and amenities in Kurgunta

Of every 100 households in Kurgunta in 2011, 86 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurgunta · ■ Gulbarga urban average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**26%

Tap water ****43%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**45%

Use banking services ****26%**

**51%

Television ****49%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**31%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****28%**

**10%

Own their home ****81%**

**59%

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 people in Kurgunta work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,180 (41%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Farming 868 (30%) · **■** Marginal 777 (27%)

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

## Kurgunta in numbers and road distances

- Density543 per km²
- Growth 2001–20110.0%
- Annual rainfall756 mm
- Temperature range21 °C to 42 °C

### Road distances

- Bangalore (state capital)546 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gulbarga (city of 1 lakh+)65 km by road
- Solapur M.Corp. (city of 5 lakh+)184 km by road

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

## Services and economy in Kurgunta

### Civic services

- Pucca roads15 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets97
- Water storage900 kl
- Electricity — homes1,174

### Hospitals

- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries2 · 6 beds
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools7 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kurgunta?6,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurgunta in?Gulbarga district, Karnataka