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About Kukrehr Village

Kukrehr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 44 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukrehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukrehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 79.26 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 44
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukrehr compares

By the 2011 count Kukrehr is the 112th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 79.26 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kukrehr

Kukrehr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukrehr as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kukrehr from other places

Kukrehr lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Kukrehr
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Kukrehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukrehr village had a population of 129. That makes it the 112th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Kukrehr village has 44 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukrehr has about 1932 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kukrehr is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukrehr covers 79.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukrehr falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukrehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kukrehr.

Kukrehr is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukrehr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.4 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurehar (under 2 km), Narghota (under 2 km) and Thill (under 2 km).

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

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