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About Kukurman Village

Kukurman is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 461 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukurman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukurman village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 461
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukurman compares

By the 2011 count Kukurman is the 49th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kukurman

Kukurman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukurman as Available within 10+ 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 Kukurman from other places

Kukurman lies about 122 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 21 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 Kukurman
Nearest railway station Kosiara 21 km
Nearest town Husainābād 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 31 km
District headquarters Chatra 122 km

Villages closest to Kukurman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukurman village had a population of 881. That makes it the 49th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Kukurman village has 461 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukurman has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kukurman is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukurman covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kukurman falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kukurman is Kosiara, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kukurman.

Kukurman is about 122 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukurman is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Kosiara is about 21 km away. Husainābād is about 28 km away. Pratappur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpur Alias Donri (10 km), Gurturi (12 km) and Dulibigha (13 km).

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

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