# Kukretha Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Kukretha

Kukretha is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,049 people in 210 households**, the 50th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 1,049people (2011)
- 210households
- 73.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Kukretha PIN code and other codes

Kukretha falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500293

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

## How far is Kukretha from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Ashoknagar (nearest town)20 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 Kukretha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kukretha; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kukretha known for?

The main crops are **ganna**. About 88% of the 741 hectares of village land is sown, and 642 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 Kukretha

Of every 100 households in Kukretha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kukretha · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**99%

Use banking services ****21%**

**30%

Television ****23%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kukretha?

■ Kukretha · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**927

Working population ****66.5%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 55.2% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 281 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 398 (57%)

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 Chanderi

- Maholi1,111 people
- Aket1,093 people
- Chhapara1,075 people
- Toda1,073 people
- Kaithan1,040 people
- Besra969 people
- Mohari Tarai969 people
- Singhpur Tal946 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kukretha from Ashoknagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Kukretha?1,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukretha in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kukretha?73.0% (Census 2011)