Kurkel, Chainpur

Kurkel is a village located in the Chainpur Subdivision of Gumla district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Chainpur block and comes under Kating Gram Panchayat.

As on July 2025, the current population of Kurkel is 540 out of which 275 are males and rest 265 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 964 females per 1000 males. There are around 67 teenagers in Kurkel. It has literacy rate of 61% which means around 330 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 540 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 102 households in Kurkel, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 249. The pincode of Kurkel is 835207 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gumla Head Post office
• Kartick Oraon College Sub Post office
• Gumla Bazar Sub Post office

Schools

Kurkel has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Upgrade Primary School Kurkel
• Rc Primary School Kurkel

Hospitals

Kurkel has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Health Sub-Center Toto
• Health Sub-Center Ghatgaon
• Health Sub-Center Turiamba
• Health Sub-Center Jorhi
• Health Sub-Center Karaunda

Banks

Kurkel has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India Jashpur Road (Gumla)
• Central Bank of India Gumla
• Canara Bank Gumla
• IDBI Bank Gumla
• IDBI Bank The Gumla Simdega Coop Bank LTD