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About Kukrera Village

Kukrera is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 225 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukrera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukrera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 225
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukrera compares

By the 2011 count Kukrera is the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kukrera

Kukrera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kukrera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kukrera from other places

Kukrera lies about 59 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 71 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 Kukrera
Tehsil headquarters Mori 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 59 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 59 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 71 km

Villages closest to Kukrera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukrera village had a population of 429. That makes it the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Kukrera village has 225 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukrera has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Kukrera is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukrera covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukrera falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kukrera is Shimla, about 71 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kukrera.

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

Kukrera is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 59 km away. Mussoorie is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakwar (1.7 km), Wari (1.7 km) and Gamri (6.0 km).

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

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