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About Kurdu Village

Kurdu is one of the larger villages in Madha tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,215, made up of 4,814 males and 4,401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4067.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurdu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurdu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Madha
Pincode 413208
Area (hectares) 4067.69 hectares
Population 9,215
Male Population 4,814
Female Population 4,401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kurdu compares

By the 2011 count Kurdu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents. Its 4067.69 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Kurdu

Kurdu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kurdu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurdu from other places

Kurdu lies about 72 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Kurduvadi Junction, about 4.0 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 Kurdu
Nearest town Kurduvādi 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kurduvadi Junction 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Madha 15 km
District headquarters Solapur 72 km

Villages closest to Kurdu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurdu village had a population of 9,215. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,664 residents.

Kurdu village has 4,814 males and 4,401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurdu has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Kurdu is 413208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurdu covers 4067.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurdu falls under Madha tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurdu is Kurduvadi Junction, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kurdu.

Kurdu is about 72 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurdu is in Madha tehsil of Solapur district. Kurduvādi is about 3.9 km away. Kurduvadi Junction is about 4.0 km away. Madha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambad (3.8 km), Laul (5.2 km) and Pimpalkhunte (5.3 km).

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

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