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About Kukraha Village

Kukraha is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 627 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukraha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 627
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukraha compares

By the 2011 count Kukraha is the 23rd largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kukraha

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

Kukraha lies about 37 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, 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 Kukraha
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Madhupur 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 37 km

Villages closest to Kukraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukraha village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Kukraha village has 627 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukraha has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kukraha is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukraha covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kukraha falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kukraha is Madankata Railway Station, 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 village for Kukraha.

Kukraha is about 37 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukraha is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 7.5 km away. Madankata Railway Station is about 12 km away. Madhupur 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 Majurgila (under 2 km), Nagra (under 2 km) and Ratna (under 2 km).

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

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