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About Kukri Village

Kukri is a small village in Sirsi tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 180 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Sirsi
Pincode 581315
Area (hectares) 243.75 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 180
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukri compares

By the 2011 count Kukri is the 128th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 548 residents. Its 243.75 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 988.

Getting to Kukri

Kukri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukri as Available within <5 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 Kukri from other places

Kukri lies about 24 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mirjan, about 34 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 Kukri
Tehsil headquarters Sirsi 15 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 24 km
Nearest railway station Mirjan 34 km

Villages closest to Kukri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukri village had a population of 362. That makes it the 128th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 548 residents.

Kukri village has 180 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukri has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kukri is 581315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukri covers 243.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukri falls under Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kukri is Mirjan, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kukri.

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

Kukri is in Sirsi tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Sirsi is about 15 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 24 km away. Mirjan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanagar (under 2 km), Balavalli (under 2 km) and Kondalgi (1.7 km).

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

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