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About Kukurha Village

Kukurha is a large village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,538, made up of 1,824 males and 1,714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.33 hectares hectares.

Kukurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukurha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 205.33 hectares
Population 3,538
Male Population 1,824
Female Population 1,714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Kukurha compares

By the 2011 count Kukurha is the 45th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 205.33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kukurha

Kukurha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukurha 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 Kukurha from other places

Kukurha lies about 41 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 6.0 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 Kukurha
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 6.1 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 23 km
District headquarters Allahabad 41 km

Villages closest to Kukurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukurha village had a population of 3,538. That makes it the 45th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Kukurha village has 1,824 males and 1,714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukurha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Kukurha covers 205.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kukurha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukurha is Handia Khas, about 6.0 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 Kukurha.

Kukurha is about 41 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukurha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about 6.0 km away. Handia is about 6.1 km away. Gyānpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Doulat (under 2 km), Dighari (under 2 km) and Hardaspur (under 2 km).

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

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