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About Kukru Village

Kukru is a large village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,292, made up of 1,718 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kukru
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 801 hectares
Population 3,292
Male Population 1,718
Female Population 1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kukru compares

By the 2011 count Kukru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 801 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kukru

Kukru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukru 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kukru from other places

Kukru lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Latemda, about 2.0 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 Kukru
Nearest railway station Latemda 2.0 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 25 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 31 km

Villages closest to Kukru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukru village had a population of 3,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Kukru village has 1,718 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukru has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kukru is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukru covers 801 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukru falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kukru is Latemda, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kukru.

Kukru is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukru is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Latemda is about 2.0 km away. Balarāmpur is about 25 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan 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 Shishi (1.6 km), Dere (1.7 km) and Bakar Kuri (2.1 km).

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

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