About Kurankhed Village

Kurankhed is one of the larger villages in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,296, made up of 3,255 males and 3,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurankhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurankhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Akola
Tehsil	Akola
Pincode	444001
Area (hectares)	1251 hectares
Population	6,296
Male Population	3,255
Female Population	3,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kurankhed compares

By the 2011 count Kurankhed is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 1251 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kurankhed

Kurankhed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurankhed 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurankhed from other places

Kurankhed lies about 26 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Katepurna, about 2.4 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 Kurankhed
Nearest railway station	Katepurna	2.4 km
Nearest town	Murtajāpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akola	26 km

Villages closest to Kurankhed

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

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Common questions about Kurankhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurankhed village had a population of 6,296. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Kurankhed village has 3,255 males and 3,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurankhed has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kurankhed is 444001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurankhed covers 1251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurankhed falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurankhed is Katepurna, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

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

Kurankhed is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Katepurna is about 2.4 km away. Murtajāpur is about 13 km away. Akola is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.