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About Kurhad Village

Kurhad is a small village in Karanja tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 77 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.22 hectares hectares.

Kurhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Karanja
Area (hectares) 305.22 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 77
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurhad compares

By the 2011 count Kurhad is the 119th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 305.22 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Kurhad

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

Kurhad lies about 53 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 6.5 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 Kurhad
Nearest railway station Warudkhed 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karanja 18 km
Nearest town Kāranja 18 km
District headquarters Washim 53 km

Villages closest to Kurhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurhad village had a population of 156. That makes it the 119th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Kurhad village has 77 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhad has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Kurhad covers 305.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurhad falls under Karanja tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurhad is Warudkhed, about 6.5 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 Kurhad.

Kurhad is about 53 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhad is in Karanja tehsil of Washim district. Warudkhed is about 6.5 km away. Karanja is about 18 km away. Kāranja is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighi (8.0 km), Mohgavhan (8.2 km) and Januna (8.9 km).

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

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