# Kurund Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Kurund

Kurund is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,503 people in 290 households**, the 69th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,503people (2011)
- 290households
- 82.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Kurund PIN code and other codes

Kurund falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552533

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

## How far is Kurund from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)15 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 Kurund?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kurund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padgha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhiwandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Kurund known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 227 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 Kurund

Of every 100 households in Kurund in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kurund · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**52%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****52%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****32%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**80%

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 Kurund?

■ Kurund · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**921

Working population ****38.4%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 76.2% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (32%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 214 (37%) · **■** Marginal 96 (17%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Ovali1,566 people
- Kasane1,546 people
- Bharodi1,533 people
- Kawad Bk.1,507 people
- Chimbipada1,488 people
- Val1,487 people
- Borpada1,476 people
- Lap Bk.1,461 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurund from Thane?5 km by road
- What is the population of Kurund?1,503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurund in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Kurund?82.2% (Census 2011)