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About Kukahar Village

Kukahar is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 108 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177043
Area (hectares) 168.44 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 108
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Kukahar compares

By the 2011 count Kukahar is the 54th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 168.44 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Kukahar

Kukahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukahar 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 Kukahar from other places

Kukahar lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Kukahar
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km
Nearest town Talwāra 40 km

Villages closest to Kukahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukahar village had a population of 214. That makes it the 54th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kukahar village has 108 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukahar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Kukahar is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukahar covers 168.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukahar falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukahar is Amb Andaura, about 18 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 Kukahar.

Kukahar is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukahar is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 18 km away. Rakkar is about 34 km away. Kangra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudara (under 2 km), Ladoa (under 2 km) and Chaplah Jhikla (under 2 km).

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

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