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About Kukari Village

Kukari is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 396 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.82 hectares hectares.

Kukari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 463.82 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 396
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 Kukari compares

By the 2011 count Kukari is the 40th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 463.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kukari

Kukari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kukari 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 Kukari from other places

Kukari lies about 24 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Nidhani, about 21 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 Kukari
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Nidhani 21 km
District headquarters Mandla 24 km
Nearest town Mandlā 24 km

Villages closest to Kukari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukari village had a population of 786. That makes it the 40th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Kukari village has 396 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukari has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Kukari covers 463.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukari falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukari is Nidhani, about 21 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 Kukari.

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

Kukari is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 17 km away. Nidhani is about 21 km away. Mandla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukara (under 2 km), Bamhani (2.8 km) and Deori (5.4 km).

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

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