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About Kurunji Village

Kurunji is a mid sized village in Bhor tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 285 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 492 hectares hectares.

Kurunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurunji village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Bhor
Area (hectares) 492 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 285
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurunji compares

By the 2011 count Kurunji is the 112th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 867 residents. Its 492 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kurunji

Kurunji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurunji 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 Kurunji from other places

Kurunji lies about 36 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Kothrud, about 33 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 Kurunji
Tehsil headquarters Bhor 16 km
Nearest town Kharakvasla 25 km
Nearest railway station Kothrud 33 km
District headquarters Pune 36 km

Villages closest to Kurunji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurunji village had a population of 564. That makes it the 112th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 867 residents.

Kurunji village has 285 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurunji has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Kurunji covers 492 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurunji falls under Bhor tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurunji is Kothrud, about 33 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 Kurunji.

Kurunji is about 36 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurunji is in Bhor tehsil of Pune district. Bhor is about 16 km away. Kharakvasla is about 25 km away. Kothrud is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Male (2.2 km), Malegaon (2.2 km) and Kambare (4.3 km).

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

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