About Kukraun Village

Kukraun is one of the larger villages in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,046, made up of 7,907 males and 7,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628 hectares hectares.

Kukraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukraun village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	628 hectares
Population	15,046
Male Population	7,907
Female Population	7,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kukraun compares

By the 2011 count Kukraun is the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 628 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kukraun

Kukraun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukraun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kukraun from other places

Kukraun lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 7.6 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 Kukraun
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sukhsena	7.6 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	14 km
District headquarters	Purnia	29 km

Villages closest to Kukraun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdaha 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.

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Common questions about Kukraun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukraun village had a population of 15,046. That makes it the 4th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Kukraun village has 7,907 males and 7,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukraun has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Kukraun covers 628 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kukraun falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kukraun is Sukhsena, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kukraun.

Kukraun is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukraun is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 2.4 km away. Sukhsena is about 7.6 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.