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About Kukhrakuri Village

Kukhrakuri is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 504 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukhrakuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukhrakuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722153
Area (hectares) 201.08 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 504
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kukhrakuri compares

By the 2011 count Kukhrakuri is the 54th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 201.08 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kukhrakuri

Kukhrakuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kukhrakuri as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kukhrakuri from other places

Kukhrakuri lies about 49 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Ukhra, about under 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 Kukhrakuri
Nearest railway station Ukhra under 2 km
Nearest town Rānīganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saltora 34 km
District headquarters Bankura 49 km

Villages closest to Kukhrakuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukhrakuri village had a population of 975. That makes it the 54th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Kukhrakuri village has 504 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukhrakuri has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kukhrakuri is 722153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukhrakuri covers 201.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukhrakuri falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kukhrakuri is Ukhra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kukhrakuri is about 49 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukhrakuri is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. Ukhra is about under 2 km away. Rānīganj is about 12 km away. Saltora is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahisaradi (34 km), Saltora (34 km) and Chhata Pathar (47 km).

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

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