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About Kurhanwala Village

Kurhanwala is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 258 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurhanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhanwala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 189.66 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 258
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurhanwala compares

By the 2011 count Kurhanwala is the 41st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 189.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Kurhanwala

Kurhanwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurhanwala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurhanwala from other places

Kurhanwala lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 7.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kurhanwala
Nearest railway station Kalka 7.5 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 11 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Kurhanwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baddi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kurhanwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhanwala village had a population of 526. That makes it the 41st largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Kurhanwala village has 258 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhanwala has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kurhanwala is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurhanwala covers 189.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurhanwala falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kurhanwala is Kalka, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurhanwala.

Kurhanwala is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhanwala is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kalka is about 7.5 km away. Kālka is about 8.1 km away. Baddi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalu Jhanda (under 2 km), Koti (under 2 km) and Serana (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kurhanwala today is likely to be higher.

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