Kurum, Palkot, Gumla, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kurum


The village Kurum is located in Palkot C.D.Block of Gumla District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Umra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Palkot Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gumla, which is about 33 kilometers away from Kurum.

Travel and Communication for Kurum


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kurum,
Gumla,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 835220

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kurum


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kurum is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kurum is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kurum


As per available data from the year 2009, 621 persons live in 123 house holds in the village Kurum. There are 303 female individuals and 318 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.79% and males constitute 51.21% of the total population.

There are 278 scheduled tribes persons of which 143 are females and 135 are males. Females constitute 51.44% and males constitute 48.56% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 44.77% of the total population.

Population density of Kurum is 68.39 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kurum


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Total area of Kurum is 908 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 67.26 ha. About 67.43 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.46 ha is irrigated area. About 2.43 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.03 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 12.98 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.31 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 144.05 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 256.47 ha is culturable waste land. About 92.81 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 21.52 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kurum


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Kurum.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Kurum.

There is a government middle school in the village Kurum.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Paalkot, which is 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Paalkot, which is 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

Colleges in Kurum


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Gumla, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Mesra, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

Other Educational Facilities in Kurum


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

Healthcare Facilities in Kurum


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kurum.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Kurum.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kurum.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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