Kurdeg

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kurdeg | native_name =  | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India | coordinates = {{coord|22.5532 |N|84.1195 |E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Jharkhand | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Simdega | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Federal democracy | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 1629 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages * | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Urdu | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 835212 | area_code_type = Telephone/ STD code | area_code = 06525 | registration_plate = JH 20 | blank1_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank1_info_sec1 = 69.14% | blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Khunti | blank3_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = Simdega | website = {{URL|simdega.nic.in/}} | footnotes = |}} '''Kurdeg''' is a village in the Kurdeg CD block in the Simdega subdivision of the Simdega district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

==Geography== {{OSM Location map

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===Location=== Kurdeg is located at {{coord|22.5532|N|84.1195|E|display=inline}}

===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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2022_PART_A_DCHB_SIMDEGA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Page 8: Physical aspects, page 9: Forest, Agriculture, page 33: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 5 November 2021}}</ref>

<small>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.</small>

==Civic administration== There is a police station at Kurdeg.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/simdega| title = District Police Profile - Simdega| publisher = Jharkhand Police| access-date = 3 November 2021| archive-date = 23 October 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211023220940/https://www.jhpolice.gov.in/simdega| url-status = dead}}</ref> The headquarters of Kurdeg CD block are located at Kurdeg village.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2022_PART_A_DCHB_Simdega.pdf|title = District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Map of Simdega district on the third page |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 3 November 2021}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2022_PART_B_DCHB_SIMDEGA.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Simdega, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 376499, pages 72-73|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 3 November 2021}}</ref>

(*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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/simdega/20210102402/govt-+2-high-school-kurdeg.html | title = Govt +2 High School Kurdeg| publisher = Schools.org | access-date = 3 November 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/simdega/20210100708/inter-college-kurdeg.htm | title = Inter College Kurdeg| publisher = Schools.org | access-date = 3 November 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://schools.org.in/simdega/20210100709/kgbv-kurdeg.html | title = KGBV Kurdeg| publisher = Schools.org | access-date = 3 November 2021}}</ref>

==Healthcare== There is a Community Health Centre (Hospital) at Kurdeg.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://simdega.nic.in/en/public-utility-category/hospitals/ | title = Hospitals | publisher = Simdega district administration | access-date = 3 November 2021}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Villages in Simdega district