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About Kukher Village

Kukher is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 159 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 121.77 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 159
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukher compares

By the 2011 count Kukher is the 163rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 121.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kukher

Kukher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukher as Available within village. 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 Kukher from other places

Kukher lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Kukher
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Kukher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukher village had a population of 334. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Kukher village has 159 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukher has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kukher is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukher covers 121.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukher falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukher is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Kukher.

Kukher is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukher is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 8.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taleh (under 2 km), Lakhnat (1.6 km) and Chho (1.7 km).

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

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