# Kukaina Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Kukaina

Kukaina is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 117 households**, the 69th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 489people (2011)
- 117households
- 84.1%literacy
- 176125PIN code

## Kukaina PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kukaina is 176125.** Kukaina falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176125
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011940

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kukaina from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)50 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kukaina?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kukaina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baijnath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kangra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kukaina known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 52% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kukaina

Of every 100 households in Kukaina in 2011, 98 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kukaina · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**15%

Tap water ****93%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**50%

Use banking services ****94%**

**94%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kukaina?

■ Kukaina · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743**

**904

Working population ****48.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 78.5% for women. 45% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 116 (49%) · **■** Marginal 120 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baijnath

- Harbahi522 people
- Lot513 people
- Mahankal513 people
- Khopa509 people
- Simbal485 people
- Majheran Uparla482 people
- Gharnot472 people
- Panjiala Buhla462 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kukaina?176125
- How far is Kukaina from Dharmsala?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kukaina?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukaina in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kukaina?84.1% (Census 2011)