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About Kukri Village

Kukri is a small village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 138 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.7 hectares hectares.

Kukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 207.7 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 138
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Kukri compares

By the 2011 count Kukri is the 190th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 207.7 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kukri

Kukri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kukri 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 Kukri from other places

Kukri lies about 93 km from Seoni, 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 Kukri
Nearest railway station Nidhani 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 22 km
Nearest town Mandlā 24 km
District headquarters Seoni 93 km

Villages closest to Kukri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansaur 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 270. That makes it the 190th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Kukri village has 138 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukri has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Kukri covers 207.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukri falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukri 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kukri.

Kukri is about 93 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukri is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Nidhani is about 21 km away. Ghansaur is about 22 km away. Mandlā 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 Sudamapur (under 2 km), Kukra (under 2 km) and Kedarpur (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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