About Kukma Village

Kukma is one of the larger villages in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,216, made up of 3,733 males and 3,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1829.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukma village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Bhuj
Pincode	370105
Area (hectares)	1829.26 hectares
Population	7,216
Male Population	3,733
Female Population	3,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kukma compares

By the 2011 count Kukma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 1829.26 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kukma

Kukma 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 Kukma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kukma from other places

Kukma lies about 7.0 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Kukma, about under 2 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 Kukma
Nearest railway station	Kukma	under 2 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	7.0 km
Nearest town	Madhapar	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhuj	12 km

Villages closest to Kukma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukma village had a population of 7,216. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Kukma village has 3,733 males and 3,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukma has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kukma is 370105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukma covers 1829.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukma falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kukma is Kukma, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kukma.

Kukma is about 7.0 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukma is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Kukma is about under 2 km away. Kachchh is about 7.0 km away. Madhapar is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.