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About Kurukali Village

Kurukali is a large village in Karvir tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,765, made up of 1,931 males and 1,834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurukali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurukali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Karvir
Pincode 416001
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 3,765
Male Population 1,931
Female Population 1,834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

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 19 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 20 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 Pachgaon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karvir 19 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 19 km
Nearest railway station Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus 20 km

Villages closest to Kurukali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karvir 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 3,765. That makes it the 39th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,157 residents.

Kurukali village has 1,931 males and 1,834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurukali has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kurukali is 416001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurukali covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurukali falls under Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurukali is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 20 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 19 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 Karvir tehsil of Kolhapur district. Pachgaon is about 15 km away. Karvir is about 19 km away. Kolhapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bele (1.6 km), Hasur (2.1 km) and Kothali (2.2 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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