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About Kukui Village

Kukui is a small village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 222 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukui village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 222
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Kukui compares

By the 2011 count Kukui is the 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kukui

Kukui is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kukui 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kukui from other places

Kukui lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 2.9 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 Kukui
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 5.9 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 24 km

Villages closest to Kukui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukui village had a population of 408. That makes it the 67th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kukui village has 222 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukui has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kukui is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukui covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kukui falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kukui is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance for Kukui.

Kukui is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukui is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 2.9 km away. Ormanjhi is about 5.9 km away. Rāmgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapabar (under 2 km), Ara (under 2 km) and Tunahuli (under 2 km).

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

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