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About Kukaina Village

Kukaina is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 226 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukaina village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 25.78 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 226
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukaina compares

By the 2011 count Kukaina is the 68th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 25.78 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Kukaina

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

How far is Kukaina from other places

Kukaina lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 1.6 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 Kukaina
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 2.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Kukaina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukaina village had a population of 489. That makes it the 68th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kukaina village has 226 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukaina has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Kukaina is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukaina covers 25.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kukaina falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukaina is Baijnath Paprola, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

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

Kukaina is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Paprola is about 1.6 km away. Baijnath is about 2.8 km away. Dharamsala 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 Nauri Jhikli (under 2 km), Kasba Paprola (under 2 km) and Kaliana (under 2 km).

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

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