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About Kurul Village

Kurul is one of the larger villages in Mohol tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,268, made up of 4,310 males and 3,958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4055 hectares hectares.

Kurul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurul village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Mohol
Area (hectares) 4055 hectares
Population 8,268
Male Population 4,310
Female Population 3,958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurul compares

By the 2011 count Kurul is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,747 residents. Its 4055 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 915.

Getting to Kurul

Kurul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurul 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurul from other places

Kurul lies about 27 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Mundhewadi, about 9.1 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 Kurul
Nearest railway station Mundhewadi 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohol 15 km
District headquarters Solapur 27 km
Nearest town Sholapur 27 km

Villages closest to Kurul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurul village had a population of 8,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,747 residents.

Kurul village has 4,310 males and 3,958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurul has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Kurul covers 4055 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurul falls under Mohol tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurul is Mundhewadi, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance for Kurul.

Kurul is about 27 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurul is in Mohol tehsil of Solapur district. Mundhewadi is about 9.1 km away. Mohol is about 15 km away. Solapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katewadi (3.1 km), Ankoli (5.1 km) and Sohale (5.1 km).

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

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