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About Kukraha Village

Kukraha is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 36 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.93 hectares hectares.

Kukraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 112.93 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 36
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukraha compares

By the 2011 count Kukraha is the 1211th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 112.93 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kukraha

Kukraha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kukraha as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kukraha from other places

Kukraha lies about 59 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 7.0 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 Kukraha
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 16 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 19 km
District headquarters Basti 59 km

Villages closest to Kukraha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukraha village had a population of 80. That makes it the 1211th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Kukraha village has 36 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukraha has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Kukraha covers 112.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukraha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukraha is Bridgemanganj, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kukraha.

Kukraha is about 59 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukraha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bridgemanganj is about 7.0 km away. Harraiya is about 16 km away. Mehndāwal is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiji Rampur (under 2 km), Parashrampur (under 2 km) and Parsu Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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