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About Kurha Village

Kurha is a small village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 209 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.98 hectares hectares.

Kurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Khamgaon
Area (hectares) 286.98 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 209
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurha compares

By the 2011 count Kurha is the 113th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 286.98 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Kurha

Kurha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurha as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurha from other places

Kurha lies about 40 km from Buldana. 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 Kurha
Tehsil headquarters Khamgaon 9.3 km
Nearest town Khāmgaon 9.3 km
District headquarters Buldana 40 km

Villages closest to Kurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurha village had a population of 370. That makes it the 113th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Kurha village has 209 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurha has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Kurha covers 286.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurha falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kurha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurha.

Kurha is about 40 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurha is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 9.3 km away. Khāmgaon is about 9.3 km away. Buldana is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parkhed (1.5 km), Wakud (2.4 km) and Pimpri Deshmukh (3.3 km).

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

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