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About Kuki Village

Kuki is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 633 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 206.29 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 633
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuki compares

By the 2011 count Kuki is the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 206.29 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 959.

Getting to Kuki

Kuki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuki as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kiribera, Krishnapur Alias Nutandi, Kudagara and Kudahatu. 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 Kuki

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuki village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Kuki village has 633 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuki has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Kuki is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuki covers 206.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuki falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kuki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kuki is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kuki today is likely to be higher.

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