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About Kurunda Village

Kurunda is one of the larger villages in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,323, made up of 6,308 males and 6,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3006 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431525, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurunda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Pincode 431525
Area (hectares) 3006 hectares
Population 12,323
Male Population 6,308
Female Population 6,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurunda compares

By the 2011 count Kurunda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 3006 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kurunda

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

How far is Kurunda from other places

Kurunda lies about 35 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 7.6 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 Kurunda
Nearest railway station Chondi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 12 km
Nearest town Basmat 12 km
District headquarters Hingoli 35 km

Villages closest to Kurunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurunda village had a population of 12,323. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Kurunda village has 6,308 males and 6,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurunda has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kurunda is 431525. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurunda covers 3006 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurunda falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurunda is Chondi, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurunda.

Kurunda is about 35 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurunda is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Chondi is about 7.6 km away. Basmath is about 12 km away. Basmat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurundwadi (3.1 km), Dabhadi (3.1 km) and Mahmadapurwadi (3.2 km).

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

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