Kukru

Village in Jharkhand, India

Kukru

Village

Kukru

Location in Jharkhand, India

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Kukru

Kukru (India)

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Coordinates: 23°07′05″N 85°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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17km
10.6miles

Chandil Gamharia
Range

Kharkhai
River

Karkari
River

Subarnarekha
River

Chandil Dam

Dalma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

Sini

Kopali

Kharsawan

Kandra

Chota Gamahria

Chandil

Adityapur

Seraikela

Nimdih

Kukru

Rajnagar

Gobindpur

Chowka

Kuchai

Ichagarh

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

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Kukru is located at 23°07′05″N 85°58′32″E﻿ / ﻿23.1181°N 85.9756°E﻿ / 23.1181; 85.9756.

### Area overview

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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

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

## Demographics

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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

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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

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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.

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Cities and towns in Kolhan division

Cities, municipal
and census towns|

| East Singhbhum district|

* Bagbera
* Chakulia
* Chhota Gobindpur
* Gadhra
* Ghatshila
* Ghorabandha
* Haludbani
* Haludpukur
* Jadugora
* Jamshedpur
* Jugsalai
* Kalikapur
* Mango
* Musabani
* Purihasa
* Sarjamda
* Tata Nagar Railway Colony

|

Seraikela Kharsawan district|

* Adityapur
* Chandil
* Chota Gamahria
* Kandra
* Kharsawan
* Kopali
* Saraikela
* Sini

West Singhbhum district|

* Barajamda
* Chaibasa
* Chakradharpur
* Chiria
* Danguwapasi
* Gua
* Jhinkpani
* Kiriburu
* Meghahatuburu
* Noamundi

Locations
other than cities and towns|

| East Singhbhum district|

* Baharagora
* Boram
* Burudi
* Dhalbhumgarh
* Dumaria
* Galudih
* Gurbandha
* Hata
* Kokpara
* Mahulia
* Patamda
* Potka

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Seraikela Kharsawan district|

* Chowka
* Gobindpur
* Ichagarh
* Kuchai
* Kukru
* Nimdih
* Rajnagar

West Singhbhum district|

* Porahat

Related topics|

* Kolhan Division topics

Cities and towns
in other divisions|

* North Chotanagpur
* Palamu
* Santhal Parganas
* South Chotanagpur

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