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About Kurundawad Village

Kurundawad is a mid sized village in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 373 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1797 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurundawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurundawad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416106
Area (hectares) 1797 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 373
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurundawad compares

By the 2011 count Kurundawad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 1797 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 950.

Getting to Kurundawad

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

Kurundawad lies about 38 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Jayasingpur, 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 Kurundawad
Nearest town Kurandvād under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Jayasingpur 13 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 38 km

Villages closest to Kurundawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurundawad village had a population of 694. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Kurundawad village has 373 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurundawad has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Kurundawad is 416106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurundawad covers 1797 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurundawad falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurundawad is Jayasingpur, 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 km distance for Kurundawad.

Kurundawad is about 38 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurundawad is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Kurandvād is about under 2 km away. Shirol is about 6.1 km away. Jayasingpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aurwad (2.0 km), Gaurwad (2.0 km) and Alas (5.5 km).

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

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