Kukarmunda
Kukarmunda (Gujarati: કુકરમુંડા) is one of seven Tehsils of Tapi district in South Gujarat. Originally Kukarmunda was a village and its tehsil Nizar but when the government separated Tapi district from Surat in the year 2007, Kukarmunda became a tehsil. The distance between Kukarmunda and Vyara is about 110 km and Surat is about 178 km. Kukarmunda shares a border with Akkalkuwa Taloda and Shahada tehsil of Nandurbar district of Maharashtra.Total area of Kukarmunda Town is 0.82 KM²
Kukarmunda | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Kukarmunda Location in Gujarat, India  Kukarmunda Kukarmunda (India) | |
| Coordinates: 21°31′N 74°08′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Tapi District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluka Panchayat |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 60,598 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 394380 |
| Telephone code | 912628-XXXXXX |
| Vehicle registration | GJ26 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Surat |
| Civic agency | Surat Municipal Corporation |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Transport
Kukarmunda is well connected with Gujarat SH-198 and NH-720B(2KM).
Bus: Kukarmunda is connected with GSRTC and MSRTC buses from kukarmunda
GSRTC Buses
- Kukarmunda-Surat
- Kukarmunda-Valsad
- Kukarmunda-Navsari
- Kukarmunda-Mandvi(umarpada)
MSRTC buses
- Akkalkuwa-Nandurbar
- Khapar-Nandurbar
- Selamba-Nandurbar
stop in Kukarmunda
Railway: Nandurbar railway station is nearest railway station from Kukarmunda about 30KM and major railway station are Surat, Vadodra, Jalgaon, Bhusawal
Air: Surat Airport is nearest airport from kukarmunda (172KM) and other is Vadodara Airport,International airports is Ahmedabad international airport(317 KM) Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai(400 KM)
Facility
- Hospital:
Kukarmunda Civil Hospital with Ambulance Service
- Market:
APMC (Agriculture Produce Market Committee) Market
- Government offices:
- Kukarmunda Taluka Panchayat
- Group Gram Panchayat Fulwadi(Kukarmunda)
- Taluka Seva Sadan
- Police Station Kukarmunda
- Hotels:
Vishram Gruh is located in kukarmunda nebour Taluka seva Sadan including VIP rooms normal rooms.
- Bus Stand:
Bus Stand is located near highway.
- Main occupation:
- Business
- Farming
Education
- Kukarmunda Primary School
- SK Kapadia School
- Shri Saraswati Vidhalaya(Secondary school)
- Tapi Nursary School,English Medium
- ITI Kukarmunda
Statistics
At about 1960 kukarmunda was very very small village and situated on the bank of river tapi but due to floods and cyclones Gujarat Government Transfer village in about 1980 at 4 km far from bank of river tapi at 1980 kukarmunda was very small and undeveloped village but from 1980 to 2007 kukarmunda did many progress and become taluka and till there was progress in kukarmunda situation. Currently kukarmunda is developed village and also very busy village
Geography
Coordinates: 21°31′N 74°08′E
Evolution-400 ft from mean sea level
Banks
Bank of Baroda, Surat district cooperative Bank,Fincare small Finance Bank this three banks are located in Kukarmunda
Villages of Kukarmunda Taluka
- Akkalutar
- Amode Tarfe Satone
- Amode Tarfe Talode
- Aste Tarfe Budhaval
- Ashrava
- Ashapur
- Bahurupa
- Balambe
- Balde
- Bej
- Bhamsal
- Borikuwa
- Chirmati
- Chokhiamli
- Dabriamba
- Fulwadi
- Gadid
- Gangtha
- Gorasa
- Hathode
- Hol
- Itwai
- Jhapampi-alis Jhampa Amli
- Jhumkathi
- Kelani
- Kevdamoi
- Kondraj
- Kukarmunda
- Korala
- Mataval
- Medhpur
- Modale
- Moramba
- Nimbhore
- Parod
- Pati
- Patipada
- PIPLASH
- Pishavar
- Rajpur
- Ranaichi
- Sadagvan
- Satola
- Taranda
- Tulse
- Ubhad
- Umja
- Untavad
- Varpada
- Ziribeda
Rivers
Tapi river is major river of kukarmunda about 4km and also water source of town.
Religious Places
- Shri Swami Samartha Kendra
- Pati Mata Temple
- Khandoji Maharaj Temple
- Shri Rama Mandir
- Valhari Mata Temple
- Saibaba Temple
- ISKCON(International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
- Kukarmunda Mosque