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About Kurihal Village

Kurihal is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 439 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurihal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 585355
Area (hectares) 580.89 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 439
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurihal compares

By the 2011 count Kurihal is the 110th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 580.89 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kurihal

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

How far is Kurihal from other places

Kurihal lies about 26 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Lingeri, about 21 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 Kurihal
Nearest town Devadurga 18 km
Nearest railway station Lingeri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 25 km
District headquarters Yadgir 26 km

Villages closest to Kurihal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Kurihal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurihal village had a population of 864. That makes it the 110th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Kurihal village has 439 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurihal has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kurihal is 585355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurihal covers 580.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurihal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kurihal is Lingeri, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurihal.

Kurihal is about 26 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurihal is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Devadurga is about 18 km away. Lingeri is about 21 km away. Shahpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konkal (2.9 km), Hanchinal (7.3 km) and Ekchinti (7.9 km).

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

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