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About Kukarra Village

Kukarra is a large village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,798, made up of 1,388 males and 1,410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1449.22 hectares hectares.

Kukarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukarra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 1449.22 hectares
Population 2,798
Male Population 1,388
Female Population 1,410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukarra compares

By the 2011 count Kukarra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 1449.22 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kukarra

Kukarra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kukarra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kukarra from other places

Kukarra lies about 79 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 50 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 Kukarra
Nearest town Malajkhand 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 30 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 50 km
District headquarters Balaghat 79 km

Villages closest to Kukarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukarra village had a population of 2,798. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Kukarra village has 1,388 males and 1,410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukarra has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1032.

Kukarra covers 1449.22 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.

Kukarra falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukarra is Bamhani Banjar, about 50 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kukarra.

Kukarra is about 79 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukarra is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 24 km away. Baihar is about 30 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niwas (1.6 km), Khajara (3.2 km) and Kugaon (3.9 km).

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

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