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About Kurkhali Village

Kurkhali is a mid sized village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,636, made up of 818 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.15 hectares hectares.

Kurkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurkhali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Area (hectares) 595.15 hectares
Population 1,636
Male Population 818
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurkhali compares

By the 2011 count Kurkhali is the 82nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 595.15 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kurkhali

Kurkhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurkhali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kurkhali from other places

Kurkhali lies about 44 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Nardana, about 13 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 Kurkhali
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Nardana 13 km
District headquarters Dhule 44 km

Villages closest to Kurkhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurkhali village had a population of 1,636. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Kurkhali village has 818 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurkhali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Kurkhali covers 595.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurkhali falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurkhali is Nardana, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kurkhali.

Kurkhali is about 44 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurkhali is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 6.8 km away. Nardana is about 13 km away. Dhule is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Savalade (1.9 km), Pimpri (2.1 km) and Jaitpur (2.7 km).

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

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