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About Kukrala Village

Kukrala is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 23 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukrala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 71.7 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 23
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukrala compares

By the 2011 count Kukrala is the 106th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 71.7 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kukrala

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

How far is Kukrala from other places

Kukrala lies about 66 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 15 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 Kukrala
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 15 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 66 km

Villages closest to Kukrala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukrala village had a population of 39. That makes it the 106th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Kukrala village has 23 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukrala has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kukrala is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukrala covers 71.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukrala falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukrala is Madhopur Punjab, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kukrala.

Kukrala is about 66 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukrala is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Madhopur Punjab is about 15 km away. Sujānpur is about 18 km away. Indora 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 Naloha (13 km), Makroli (14 km) and Hara (16 km).

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

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