# Kurenda Village, Paraswada, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Paraswada, Balaghat 

# Kurenda

Kurenda is a village in Paraswada sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 400 households**, the 4th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 1,832people (2011)
- 400households
- 79.5%literacy
- 1,065females per 1,000 males

## Kurenda PIN code and other codes

Kurenda falls in Paraswada sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParaswada
- Census village code498327

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

## How far is Kurenda from nearby towns?

- Paraswada (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)70 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 Kurenda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kurenda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

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 Kurenda known for?

About 47% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kurenda

Of every 100 households in Kurenda in 2011, 79 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurenda · ■ Paraswada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**24%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****77%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Kurenda?

■ Kurenda · ■ Paraswada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**981

Working population ****55.8%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 70.9% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 770 (75%)

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 Paraswada

- Paraswada3,785 people
- Gudma1,982 people
- Linga1,894 people
- Dongariya1,794 people
- Chandna1,770 people
- Bhikewada1,676 people
- Sarekha1,611 people

[All 173 villages in Paraswada](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/paraswada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurenda from Balaghat?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kurenda?1,832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurenda in?Balaghat district (Paraswada sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kurenda?79.5% (Census 2011)