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About Kuraval Khed Village

Kuraval Khed is a small village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 124 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415718, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuraval Khed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuraval Khed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415718
Area (hectares) 391.84 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 124
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuraval Khed compares

By the 2011 count Kuraval Khed is the 184th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 391.84 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Kuraval Khed

Kuraval Khed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuraval Khed as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kuraval Khed from other places

Kuraval Khed lies about 81 km from Ratnagiri. 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 Kuraval Khed
Tehsil headquarters Khed under 2 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 24 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 81 km

Villages closest to Kuraval Khed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuraval Khed village had a population of 239. That makes it the 184th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Kuraval Khed village has 124 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuraval Khed has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Kuraval Khed is 415718. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuraval Khed covers 391.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuraval Khed falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Kuraval Khed notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kuraval Khed.

Kuraval Khed is about 81 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuraval Khed is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Khed is about under 2 km away. Chiplūn is about 24 km away. Ratnagiri is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khed (under 2 km), Kinjale Tarf Khed (under 2 km) and Talvat Khed (under 2 km).

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

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