About Kukrakhondar Village

Kukrakhondar is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 536 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukrakhondar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukrakhondar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Simlapal
Pincode	722160
Area (hectares)	129.93 hectares
Population	1,044
Male Population	536
Female Population	508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukrakhondar compares

By the 2011 count Kukrakhondar is the 37th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 129.93 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kukrakhondar

Kukrakhondar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukrakhondar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kukrakhondar from other places

Kukrakhondar lies about 17 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Ramsagar, about 8.4 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 Kukrakhondar
Nearest railway station	Ramsagar	8.4 km
Nearest town	Bishnupur	14 km
District headquarters	Bankura	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simlapal	28 km

Villages closest to Kukrakhondar

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

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Common questions about Kukrakhondar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukrakhondar village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 37th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Kukrakhondar village has 536 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukrakhondar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kukrakhondar is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukrakhondar covers 129.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kukrakhondar falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kukrakhondar is Ramsagar, about 8.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kukrakhondar.

Kukrakhondar is about 17 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukrakhondar is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. Ramsagar is about 8.4 km away. Bishnupur is about 14 km away. Bankura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.