Kurkura
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Kurkura | |
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Town | |
  Kurkura Location in Jharkhand, India  Kurkura Kurkura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°48′N 84°55′E / 22.80°N 84.92°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Simdega |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 900 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +91-01-XXXXXX |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Sex Ratio | 996:1000 ♂/♀ |
Kurkura (Hindi: कुरकुरा ) is a town and a municipal committee in Khunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The town is located about 143 km from Ranchi on National Highway 1 and is well connected to rail routes as well.
History
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Geography
Kurkura is located at 22°48′16″N 84°55′16″E / 22.804520°N 84.921136°E southern Jharkhand.
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Transport
Kurkura is well connected via Rail and Road routes.
Railway
By rail it is on the main BG line that connects the Ranchi to Rourkela. Kurkura is now well connected with major cities of India via rail routes and one of the most profitable station in South Eastern Railways. Kurkura railway station with station code KRKR.[1][2]
Roadways
Kurakura is well connected to other cities by district road Salgutu — Kurkura Road.
References
- ^ "Kurkura/KRKR – KRKR train arrival and departure times — Train Time.In". train-time.in. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ^ "Panoramio — Photo of kurkura station jharkhand". panoramio.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.