# Kurankhed Village, Chandurbazar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandurbazar, Amravati 

# Kurankhed

Kurankhed is a village in Chandurbazar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 179 households**, the 61st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.5%.

- 739people (2011)
- 179households
- 80.3%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Kurankhed PIN code and other codes

Kurankhed falls in Chandurbazar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandurbazar
- Census village code532074

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kurankhed from nearby towns?

- Chandurbazar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)55 km by road
- Chandurbazar (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kurankhed?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kurankhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gharpadki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandurbazar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurankhed known for?

About 95% of the 614 hectares of village land is sown, and 507 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kurankhed

Of every 100 households in Kurankhed in 2011, 88 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kurankhed · ■ Chandurbazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**42%

Tap water ****69%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**86%

Use banking services ****84%**

**48%

Television ****37%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kurankhed?

■ Kurankhed · ■ Chandurbazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**87.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****521**

**947

Working population ****46.3%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 74.6% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (56%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 84 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chandurbazar

- Pala781 people
- Nimkheda780 people
- Fajlapur759 people
- Talni745 people
- Akhatwada723 people
- Pimpalkhuta696 people
- Beskheda683 people
- Jamapur683 people

[All 169 villages in Chandurbazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandurbazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurankhed from Amravati?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kurankhed?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurankhed in?Amravati district (Chandurbazar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kurankhed?80.3% (Census 2011)