About Kukrusa Village

Kukrusa is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,525, made up of 1,317 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukrusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukrusa village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193223
Area (hectares)	217.4 hectares
Population	2,525
Male Population	1,317
Female Population	1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukrusa compares

By the 2011 count Kukrusa is the 14th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 217.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kukrusa

Kukrusa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kukrusa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kinal, Krala Gund, Krala Pora and Krum Hoora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kukrusa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukrusa village had a population of 2,525. That makes it the 14th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Kukrusa village has 1,317 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukrusa has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kukrusa is 193223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukrusa covers 217.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kukrusa falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Kukrusa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kukrusa.

Kukrusa is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.