Kukru

Kukru
Village
Kukru Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Kukru Kukru (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°07′05″N85°58′32″E / 23.1181°N 85.9756°E / 23.1181; 85.9756 Coordinates: 23°07′05″N85°58′32″E / 23.1181°N 85.9756°E / 23.1181; 85.9756
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Seraikela Kharsawan
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,292
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	832402
Telephone/ STD code	06591
Vehicle registration	JH 22
Literacy	59.08%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ichagarh
Website	seraikela.nic.in

Kukru is a village in the Kukru CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in Seraikela Kharsawan district in Kolhan Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Kukru is located at 23°07′05″N85°58′32″E / 23.1181°N 85.9756°E / 23.1181; 85.9756 .

Area overview

The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas. ^{[1] [2]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

The headquarters of Kukru CD block are located at Kukru village. ^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Kukru had a total population of 3,292, of which 1,718 (52%) were males and 1,574 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 540. The total number of literate persons in Kukru was 1,626 (59.08% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

(*For language details see Kukru block#Language and religion)

Education

Saheed Nirmal Mahato High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1993. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X. ^[5]

References

1. "Bihar District Gazetteers - Singhbhum" (PDF). P.C. Roy Chaudhury. Secretariat Press, Bihar, Patna, 1958. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 30: 2011 Census Findings–Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook, Seraikella Kharsawan, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Seraikela Kharsawan district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Seraikela Khasawan, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location Code: 378992, Pages 116-117: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
5. "Prastabit Saheed Nirmal Mahato High School Kukru". Schools.org. Retrieved 28 November 2021.