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About Kukkur Village

Kukkur is a mid sized village in Channapatna tehsil, in the district of Ramanagara, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 442 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 562108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukkur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Ramanagara
Tehsil Channapatna
Pincode 562108
Area (hectares) 471.86 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 442
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukkur compares

By the 2011 count Kukkur is the 78th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 471.86 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kukkur

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

Kukkur lies about 25 km from Ramanagara, and the nearest railway station is Nidaghatta, about 5.9 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 Kukkur
Nearest railway station Nidaghatta 5.9 km
Nearest town Maddūr 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Channapatna 11 km
District headquarters Ramanagara 25 km

Villages closest to Kukkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukkur village had a population of 899. That makes it the 78th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kukkur village has 442 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukkur has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kukkur is 562108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukkur covers 471.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukkur falls under Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kukkur is Nidaghatta, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kukkur.

Kukkur is about 25 km from Ramanagara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukkur is in Channapatna tehsil of Ramanagara district. Nidaghatta is about 5.9 km away. Maddūr is about 9.6 km away. Channapatna is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thubinakere (2.0 km), Ankushanahalli (2.4 km) and Koornagere (2.6 km).

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

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