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About Kukdel Village

Kukdel is a mid sized village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 249 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583 hectares hectares.

Kukdel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukdel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 583 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 249
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukdel compares

By the 2011 count Kukdel is the 24th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 583 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Kukdel

Kukdel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kukdel as Available within 5 - 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 Kukdel from other places

Kukdel lies about 75 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Barabhati, 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 Kukdel
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Barabhati 50 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 56 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 75 km

Villages closest to Kukdel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukdel village had a population of 511. That makes it the 24th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Kukdel village has 249 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukdel has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1056.

Kukdel covers 583 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukdel falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kukdel is Barabhati, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kukdel.

Kukdel is about 75 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukdel is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 5.5 km away. Barabhati is about 50 km away. Desāīganj is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paurzora (under 2 km), Piparzora (under 2 km) and Dawandi (1.8 km).

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

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