# Kukriana Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Kukriana

Kukriana is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176030**. The 2011 Census counted **86 people in 17 households**, the 158th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 86people (2011)
- 17households
- 74.4%literacy
- 176030PIN code

## Kukriana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kukriana is 176030.** Kukriana falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176030
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010829

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

## How far is Kukriana from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)29 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 Kukriana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kukriana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dolah
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khundian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Kukriana known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 26% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kukriana

Of every 100 households in Kukriana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kukriana · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**57%

Tap water ****94%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****71%**

**95%

Television ****76%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Kukriana?

■ Kukriana · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**899

Working population ****83.7%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 63.4% for women. 81% of men and 86% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 49 (68%) · **■** Marginal 23 (32%)

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 Khundian

- Harbah90 people
- Manjlahr89 people
- Kihari88 people
- Shiv Pur87 people
- Saur Khurd85 people
- Karal83 people
- Pharera83 people
- Jol82 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kukriana?176030
- How far is Kukriana from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kukriana?86 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukriana in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kukriana?74.4% (Census 2011)