Kukkal, Udhagamandalam
Kukkal is a village located in the Udhagamandalam Taluk of The Nilgiris district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Udhagamandalam block and comes under Kookal Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Nilgiris parliament constituency and Udhagamandalam assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Kukkal is 5.6 thousands out of which 2.7 thousands are males and rest 2.9 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1068 females per 1000 males. There are around 486 teenagers in Kukkal. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 3.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 758 people belonging to scheduled caste and 315 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.6 thousands households in Kukkal, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 3.3 thousands. The pincode of Kukkal is 643003 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Lovedale Sub Post office
- Nunthala Branch Post office
- Thangadu Oranali Branch Post office
- Welbeck Estate Branch Post office
- Mudugula Branch Post office
Schools
Kukkal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- The Lawrence School, Lovedale
- Nilgiris Matric Hr Secondary School, Lovedale
- Lena Nursery And Primary School Lovedale
- Dr.Kjg Mem Mat Balacola
- St. Antony's High School, Lovedale
Hospitals
Kukkal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- B.Manihatty Sub-Center
- Kundah Sub-Center
- Kerada Sub-Center
- T.Oranally Community Health Center
- Nanjanadu Sub-Center
Banks
Kukkal has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.