Kukarਕੁਕਰ

Where is Kukar?

Kukar is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Mami Chak Ranga gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027787, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 47 people in Kukar: 31 men and 16 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 51 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 516 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.17 per cent and women at 53.33 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 16 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kukar's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 14 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kukar is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajpur Chib, Mami Chak Ranga, Bharial and Toor.

What is the population of Kukar?

The population of Kukar was 47 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Kukar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kukar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.