| Kukru | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.1181°N 85.9756°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3,292 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages * |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 832402 |
| Area Code: | 06591 |
| Registration Plate: | JH 22 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 59.08% |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Kukru is a village in the Kukru CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Kukru is located at 23.1181°N 85.9756°W.
The area shown in the map has been described as "part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract". 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.[1] [2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
The headquarters of Kukru CD block are located at Kukru village.[3]
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kukru had a total population of 3,292, of which 1,718 (52%) were males and 1,574 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 540. The total number of literate persons in Kukru was 1,626 (59.08% of the population over 6 years).[4]
(*For language details see Kukru block#Language and religion)
Saheed Nirmal Mahato High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1993. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class X.[5]