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About Kukran Village

Kukran is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 105 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukran village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 105
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukran compares

By the 2011 count Kukran is the 262nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Kukran

Kukran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukran as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kukran from other places

Kukran lies about 13 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Nasrala, about 9.2 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 Kukran
Nearest railway station Nasrala 9.2 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 13 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 34 km

Villages closest to Kukran

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 Kukran

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukran village had a population of 197. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Kukran village has 105 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukran has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Kukran is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukran covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukran falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kukran is Nasrala, about 9.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kukran.

Kukran is about 13 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukran is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Nasrala is about 9.2 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 13 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihana (7.1 km), Badhana (7.4 km) and Thakkarwal (7.5 km).

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

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