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About Kukra Village

Kukra is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,290, made up of 1,180 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 794.12 hectares
Population 2,290
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kukra compares

By the 2011 count Kukra is the 39th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 794.12 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 989.

Getting to Kukra

Kukra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kukra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kukra from other places

Kukra lies about 27 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 3.1 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 Kukra
Nearest railway station Lakholi 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 8.2 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 27 km

Villages closest to Kukra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukra village had a population of 2,290. That makes it the 39th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Kukra village has 1,180 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kukra is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukra covers 794.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukra falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kukra is Lakholi, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kukra.

Kukra is about 27 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukra is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 3.1 km away. Arang is about 8.2 km away. Mahāsamund is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandi (2.9 km), Bodara (3.5 km) and Lakholi (3.5 km).

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

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