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About Kukraha Village

Kukraha is a mid sized village in Padrauna tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 561 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukraha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Padrauna
Pincode 274304
Area (hectares) 155.55 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 561
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kukraha compares

By the 2011 count Kukraha is the 300th largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 155.55 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kukraha

The census records public bus service for Kukraha as Available within 10+ 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 <5 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 24 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Barharganj, about 4.2 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 Kukraha
Nearest railway station Barharganj 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Padrauna 9.3 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 24 km

Villages closest to Kukraha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padrauna 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 1,087. That makes it the 300th largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Kukraha village has 561 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukraha has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kukraha is 274304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukraha covers 155.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kukraha falls under Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kukraha is Barharganj, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kukraha.

Kukraha is about 24 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukraha is in Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district. Barharganj is about 4.2 km away. Padrauna is about 9.3 km away. Kushinagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahera (under 2 km), Jarha (under 2 km) and Sarpathi Khurd (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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