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About Kurukali Village

Kurukali is a mid sized village in Kagal tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,726, made up of 890 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares.

Kurukali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurukali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Kagal
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,726
Male Population 890
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurukali compares

By the 2011 count Kurukali is the 62nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 953.

Getting to Kurukali

Kurukali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurukali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurukali from other places

Kurukali lies about 30 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Gur Market, about 31 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 Kurukali
Nearest town Nipāni 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kagal 19 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 30 km
Nearest railway station Gur Market 31 km

Villages closest to Kurukali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurukali village had a population of 1,726. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,739 residents.

Kurukali village has 890 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurukali has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Kurukali covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurukali falls under Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurukali is Gur Market, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Kurukali.

Kurukali is about 30 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurukali is in Kagal tehsil of Kolhapur district. Nipāni is about 15 km away. Kagal is about 19 km away. Kolhapur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surpali (under 2 km), Malage Kh (1.6 km) and Sonage (1.9 km).

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

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