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About Kukdel Village

Kukdel is a large village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,050, made up of 1,595 males and 1,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 711.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukdel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukdel village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Pincode 425440
Area (hectares) 711.34 hectares
Population 3,050
Male Population 1,595
Female Population 1,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukdel compares

By the 2011 count Kukdel is the 27th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 711.34 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kukdel

Kukdel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukdel as Available within village. 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 Kukdel from other places

Kukdel lies about 30 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 19 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
Nearest town Shāhāda under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 30 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 30 km

Villages closest to Kukdel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahade 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 3,050. That makes it the 27th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Kukdel village has 1,595 males and 1,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukdel has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kukdel is 425440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukdel covers 711.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukdel falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kukdel is Ranala, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kukdel.

Kukdel is about 30 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukdel is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Shāhāda is about under 2 km away. Ranala is about 19 km away. Shahade is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pingane (under 2 km), Tikhore (1.5 km) and Manarad (2.1 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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