Village · Bhainsdehi, Betul # Kukaru Kukaru is a village in Bhainsdehi sub-district of Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 547 people in 127 households, the 189th largest of 286 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 547 people (2011) - 127 households - 39.6% literacy - 975 females per 1,000 males ## Kukaru PIN code and other codes Kukaru falls in Bhainsdehi sub-district, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Bhainsdehi - Census village code 485354 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kukaru from nearby towns? - Bhainsdehi (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Betul (district HQ) 96 km by road - Bhainsdehi (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kukaru? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kukaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhainsdehi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Betul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Betul - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kukaru known for? The main crops are soyabean, chana and makka. About 18% of the 942 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kukaru Of every 100 households in Kukaru in 2011, 84 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kukaru · ■ Bhainsdehi rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 53% - Toilet within the home 2% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 1% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 98% 60% - Television 0% 10% - Mobile phone 5% 13% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 3% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 85% 64% - Own their home 96% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kukaru? ■ Kukaru · ■ Bhainsdehi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.6% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 980 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1102 948 - Working population 58.1% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.0% for men and 28.7% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 76 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 130 (41%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 109 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhainsdehi - Ghogara Raiyat 555 people - Bhadugaon 554 people - Pali 554 people - Theska 548 people - Hidli 546 people - Siwanpat 544 people - Malegaon 542 people - Markada 536 people All 297 villages in Bhainsdehi ## Quick answers - How far is Kukaru from Betul? 96 km by road - What is the population of Kukaru? 547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kukaru in? Betul district (Bhainsdehi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kukaru? 39.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/bhainsdehi/kukaru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.