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About Kurkhed Village

Kurkhed is a mid sized village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 413 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.82 hectares hectares.

Kurkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Area (hectares) 416.82 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 413
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurkhed compares

By the 2011 count Kurkhed is the 45th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 416.82 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 930.

Getting to Kurkhed

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

How far is Kurkhed from other places

Kurkhed lies about 55 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalamb Junction, about 4.2 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 Kurkhed
Nearest railway station Jalamb Junction 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shegaon 9.1 km
District headquarters Buldana 55 km

Villages closest to Kurkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkhed village had a population of 759. That makes it the 45th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Kurkhed village has 413 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkhed has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Kurkhed covers 416.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurkhed falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurkhed is Jalamb Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kurkhed is about 55 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkhed is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Jalamb Junction is about 4.2 km away. Shegaon is about 9.1 km away. Buldana is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalamb (2.7 km), Kherda (2.7 km) and Takali Hat (3.5 km).

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

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