imported>Techno world 1277 at 10:57, 19 July 2021

2021-07-19T10:57:52Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kurduvadi
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Big town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18.08|N|75.43|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Solapur district|Solapur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 502
| population_total = 27789
| population_as_of = 2016
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 413208
| postal2_code =
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
}}

== Postal Information ==
[[Postal Index Number|Pin Code]]: 413208

'''Kurduvadi''' is big town in [[Solapur district]] in [[Maharashtra]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]]. It is situated on Barshi Light Railway It is known mainly for the railway junction connecting two different rail tracks. Prior to gauge conversion it used to be a junction with different size gauge tracks.

== Population ==
Kurduwadi's population is approximately 30000.

==Geography==
Kurduvadi is located at {{Coord|18.08|N|75.43|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Kurduvadi.html Falling Rain Map]</ref> It has an average elevation of 502 metres (1646 feet).

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Kurduvadi had a population of 22,773. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kurduvadi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Kurduvadi, 13% of the population was under 6 years of age.

== Transport ==
25 km off Mumbai Solapur Highway, Kurduwadi is accessible from Tembhurni on Mumbai Solapur Highway.Kurduwadi is known mainly for the [[narrow gauge]] railway workshop and railway junction, [[Kurduvadi railway station]], on [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]] of [[Indian Railways]]. A branch railway line takes off from Kuruvadi connecting [[Osmanabad]] and [[Latur]] towards East and [[Pandharpur]] and [[Miraj]] towards South-West. The branch line called Barshi Light Railway was narrow gauge until 2008. Now it has been converted to [[broad gauge]]. The new broad gauge track made a detour to connect Osmanabad which was not connected by railway line. The converted broad gauge track from Latur to Osmanabad was commissioned in September 2007 and the converted broad gauge track from Osmanabad-Barshi to Kurduvadi was commissioned in October 2008.

Kurduvadi is a railway junction where one major railway track between [[Wadi]] and [[Daund]] and a branch line track between [[Latur]] Road and [[Miraj]] intersect. The track from Daund continues to [[Pune]] and [[Mumbai]] towards west and to [[Manmad]] towards north-northwest. The branch line from [[Latur]] towards east of Kurduvadi connects [[Miraj]] in south-southwest and was called Barshi Light Railway as it was a narrow gauge track. [[Solapur]] lies southeast of Kurduvadi and connects to [[Bijapur, Karnataka|Bijapur]]. A part of the narrow gauge Barshi Light Railway track from Kurduvadi to Pandharpur (52 km) was converted to broad gauge in 2001. The narrow-gauge track from Pandharpur to Miraj was converted to broad gauge in 2010. The converted broad gauge track was commissioned in the last quarter of 2010 for freight trains and February 2011 for passenger trains. Now trains run on the broad gauge track from Miraj to Kurduvadi. These include trains from Miraj to Parbhani and from Kolhapur to Solapur via Miraj. The converted Miraj-Kurduvadi railway line has shortened the railway distance between [[Kolhapur]], Solapur and [[Parbhani]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Solapur district]]

Kurduvadi - Revision history

imported>Techno world 1277 at 10:57, 19 July 2021