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Kurduvadi
Postal information Pin Code: 413208 Kurduvadi is big town in Solapur district in Maharashtra 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 27700. Educational institutions Geography Kurduvadi is located at . It has an average elevation of 502 metres (1646 feet). Demographics India census, 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 nar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurduvadi Railway Station
Kurduvadi Junction is a railway station located in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra and serves Kurduvadi. It is a junction station at the intersection point of Mumbai–Chennai line and Latur road–Miraj line. Kurduvadi Workshop is located next to the station. History Starting with the first train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai to on 16 April 1853 on a track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, was linked with Mumbai with the completion of the railway track across the Bhor Ghat incline between to in 1862. GIPR extended its line to Raichur in 1871 and met the line of Madras Railway thereby establishing direct Mumbai–Chennai link. The Pune–Raichur sector of the Mumbai–Chennai line was opened in stages: the portion from Diksal in Pune to Barshi Road was opened in 1859, from Barshi Road to Mohol in 1860 and from Mohol to Sholapur also in 1860. Work on the line from Sholapur southwards was begun in 1865. Barsi Light Railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
