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About Kurhad Village

Kurhad is a mid sized village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 608 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1501.54 hectares hectares.

Kurhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 1501.54 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 608
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 39th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 1501.54 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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 30 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 14 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 14 km
Nearest railway station Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station 28 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 30 km

Villages closest to Kurhad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatanji 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 1,182. That makes it the 39th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Kurhad village has 608 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurhad has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Kurhad covers 1501.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurhad falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kurhad is Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station, about 28 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 30 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurhad is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ghatanji is about 14 km away. Ghātanji is about 14 km away. Sant Gadge Baba Yavatmal Railway Station 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 Dangargaon (under 2 km), Chandapur (2.7 km) and Tiwsala (3.4 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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