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About Kukri Jhariya Village

Kukri Jhariya is a small village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukri Jhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukri Jhariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496661
Area (hectares) 62.81 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 75
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kukri Jhariya compares

By the 2011 count Kukri Jhariya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 62.81 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kukri Jhariya

Kukri Jhariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukri Jhariya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kukri Jhariya from other places

Kukri Jhariya lies about 34 km from Raigarh. 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 Kukri Jhariya
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 5.6 km
Nearest town Saktī 14 km
District headquarters Raigarh 34 km

Villages closest to Kukri Jhariya

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

Common questions about Kukri Jhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukri Jhariya village had a population of 146. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Kukri Jhariya village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukri Jhariya has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kukri Jhariya is 496661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukri Jhariya covers 62.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukri Jhariya falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kukri Jhariya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kukri Jhariya is about 34 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukri Jhariya is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Kharsia is about 5.6 km away. Saktī is about 14 km away. Raigarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bendo Jhariya (under 2 km), Darramuda (2.3 km) and Makri (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kukri Jhariya today is likely to be higher.

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