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About Kuksa Village

Kuksa is a mid sized village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 463 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuksa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Pincode 444503
Area (hectares) 455.15 hectares
Population 930
Male Population 463
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuksa compares

By the 2011 count Kuksa is the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 455.15 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Kuksa

Kuksa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuksa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kuksa from other places

Kuksa lies about 39 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 33 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 Kuksa
Nearest town Mehkar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Risod 24 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 33 km
District headquarters Washim 39 km

Villages closest to Kuksa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuksa village had a population of 930. That makes it the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kuksa village has 463 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuksa has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Kuksa is 444503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuksa covers 455.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuksa falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kuksa is Jaulka, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Kuksa.

Kuksa is about 39 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuksa is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Mehkar is about 22 km away. Risod is about 24 km away. Jaulka is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anchal (under 2 km), Pimpri Sarhad (under 2 km) and Jogeshwari (2.2 km).

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

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