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About Kurghot Village

Kurghot is a large village in Solapur South tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,360, made up of 1,220 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 921 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurghot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurghot village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur South
Pincode 413002
Area (hectares) 921 hectares
Population 2,360
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurghot compares

By the 2011 count Kurghot is the 37th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents. Its 921 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 934.

Getting to Kurghot

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

Kurghot lies about 28 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Sulerjavalge, about 16 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 Kurghot
Nearest railway station Sulerjavalge 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur South 28 km
District headquarters Solapur 28 km
Nearest town Sholapur 28 km

Villages closest to Kurghot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur South 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 Kurghot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurghot village had a population of 2,360. That makes it the 37th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,867 residents.

Kurghot village has 1,220 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurghot has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kurghot is 413002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurghot covers 921 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurghot falls under Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurghot is Sulerjavalge, about 16 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 Kurghot.

Kurghot is about 28 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurghot is in Solapur South tehsil of Solapur district. Sulerjavalge is about 16 km away. Solapur South is about 28 km away. Solapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takali (3.7 km), Nandani (4.2 km) and Malkavathe (4.4 km).

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

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