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About Kukurjan Village

Kukurjan is one of the larger villages in Rajganj tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,995, made up of 6,130 males and 5,865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukurjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukurjan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Rajganj
Pincode 735133
Area (hectares) 2392 hectares
Population 11,995
Male Population 6,130
Female Population 5,865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kukurjan compares

By the 2011 count Kukurjan is the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,332 residents. Its 2392 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kukurjan

Kukurjan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kukurjan 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. The nearest villages by name are Guzrimari, Jugibhita, Junglee Mohal and Kamarbhita. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kukurjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukurjan village had a population of 11,995. That makes it the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,332 residents.

Kukurjan village has 6,130 males and 5,865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukurjan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Kukurjan is 735133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukurjan covers 2392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kukurjan falls under Rajganj tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kukurjan notes the nearest railway station 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 Kukurjan.

Kukurjan is in Rajganj tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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