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About Kukar Majara Village

Kukar Majara is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 727 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukar Majara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukar Majara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 727
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kukar Majara compares

By the 2011 count Kukar Majara is the 57th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kukar Majara

Kukar Majara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukar Majara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kukar Majara from other places

Kukar Majara lies about 49 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Kukar Majara
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 8.9 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 49 km

Villages closest to Kukar Majara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Kukar Majara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukar Majara village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 57th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kukar Majara village has 727 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukar Majara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kukar Majara is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukar Majara covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukar Majara falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Kukar Majara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kukar Majara.

Kukar Majara is about 49 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukar Majara is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 8.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maujopur (under 2 km), Ror Majara (under 2 km) and Nangal (2.5 km).

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

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