# Kukara Village, Narayanganj, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Narayanganj, Mandla 

# Kukara

Kukara is a village in Narayanganj sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **393 people in 96 households**, the 116th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 393people (2011)
- 96households
- 61.3%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Kukara PIN code and other codes

Kukara falls in Narayanganj sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijadandi
- Census village code492679

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

## How far is Kukara from nearby towns?

- Narayanganj (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)77 km by road
- Jabalpur (nearest town)52 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 Kukara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kukara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijadori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Kukara known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and wheat**. About 27% of the 307 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 Kukara

Of every 100 households in Kukara in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kukara · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**64%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Kukara?

■ Kukara · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**957

Working population ****58.0%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 47.9% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (37%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 92 (40%)

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 Narayanganj

- Jhanjhnagar441 people
- Sangwa401 people
- Deogaon Mal.400 people
- Kurkuti394 people
- Dalkapad392 people
- Majhgaon385 people
- Chamarwah380 people
- Deojhir376 people

[All 189 villages in Narayanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/narayanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kukara from Mandla?77 km by road
- What is the population of Kukara?393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukara in?Mandla district (Narayanganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kukara?61.3% (Census 2011)