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About Hurshi Village

Hurshi is a mid sized village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 603 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.7 hectares hectares.

Hurshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurshi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Area (hectares) 491.7 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 603
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurshi compares

By the 2011 count Hurshi is the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 491.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Getting to Hurshi

Hurshi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hurshi 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. The nearest villages by name are Gavane, Girye, Goval and Hadpid. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hurshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurshi village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Hurshi village has 603 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurshi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1073.

Hurshi covers 491.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hurshi falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Hurshi notes the nearest railway station 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 Hurshi.

Hurshi is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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