Kukha

Coordinates: 26°11′11″N 81°29′47″E / 26.186272°N 81.496482°E / 26.186272; 81.496482
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Kukha
Village
Map showing Kukha (#400) in Chhatoh CD block
Map showing Kukha (#400) in Chhatoh CD block
Kukha is located in Uttar Pradesh
Kukha
Kukha
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°11′11″N 81°29′47″E / 26.186272°N 81.496482°E / 26.186272; 81.496482[1]
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictRaebareli
Area
 • Total2.847 km2 (1.099 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,643
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP-35

Kukha is a village in Chhatoh block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 36 km from Raebareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, Kukha has a population of 1,643 people, in 354 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities, and it does not host a permanent market or a weekly haat.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Chhatoh.[4]

The 1951 census recorded Kukha (as "Kokha") as comprising 5 hamlets, with a total population of 574 people (298 male and 276 female), in 138 households and 129 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 690 acres.[5] 9 residents were literate, all male.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rokha and the thana of Nasirabad.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Kukha (as "Kokaha") as comprising 4 hamlets, with a total population of 680 people (353 male and 327 female), in 147 households and 145 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 690 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Kukha (as "Kukaha") as having a population of 830 people, in 213 households, and having an area of 279.23 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Kukha as having a total population of 1,177 people (596 male and 581 female), in 232 households and 228 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 254 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 219, or 18.6% of the total; this group was 56% male (122) and 44% female (97).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 43.8% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 21% (199 men and 46 women).[4] 362 people were classified as main workers (314 men and 48 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 835 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 315 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 28 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 1 worker in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 2 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 14 in other services.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geonames Search". Do a radial search using these coordinates here.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Rae Bareli, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census 2011 India. pp. 410–26. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census 1981 Uttar Pradesh: District Census Handbook Part XIII-A: Village & Town Directory, District Rae Bareli (PDF). 1982. pp. 206–7. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Census 1991 Series-25 Uttar Pradesh Part-XII B Village & Townwise Primary Census Abstract District Census Handbook District Raebareli (PDF). 1992. pp. xxiv–xxviii, 254–5. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Census of India, 1951: District Census Handbook Uttar Pradesh (42 - Rae Bareli District) (PDF). Allahabad. 1955. pp. 164–5. Retrieved 11 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (39 - Raebareli District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. pp. cii-ciii of section "Salon Tahsil". Retrieved 11 October 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)