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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kukrahati
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| settlement_type = Village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.1875|N|88.1182|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Subdivisions of India|Subdivision]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Haldia subdivision]]
| subdivision_type4 = [[Community development block in India|CD Block]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Sutahata (community development block)|Sutahata]]
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| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| website = {{URL|purbamedinipur.gov.in/}}
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'''Kukrahati''' is a village in [[Sutahata (community development block)|Sutahata]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Purba Medinipur district|Purba Medinipur]] district of the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=300| height=300| zoom=10
| coord={{coord|22|3|0|N|88|0|0|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities and towns in Haldia subdivision of Purba Medinipur district''' M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, S: port Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|22|4|0|N|88|4|11|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1=Haldia | numbered1=M| mark-title1= [[Haldia]] (M)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=13| mark-size1=13|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1=#800000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|22|11|14|N|87|59|18|E}} | label-pos2=right|label2=Garh |labela2= Kamalpur | numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Garh Kamalpur]] (CT)|shape-color2=#A40000
|mark-coord3={{coord|21|59|0|N|87|59|24|E}} | label-pos3=right|label3= Nandigram| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Nandigram]] (CT)|shape-color3=#A40000
|mark-coord4={{coord|22|3|25|N|87|56|44|E}} | label-pos4=top|label4= Ashadtalya| numbered4=CT| mark-title4= [[Ashadtalya]] (CT)|shape-color4=#A40000
|mark-coord5={{coord|22|8|56|N|88|5|48|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Barda| numbered5=CT| mark-title5= [[Barda, Purba Medinipur]] (CT)|shape-color5=#A40000
|mark-coord6={{coord|22|10|50|N|87|58|40|E}} | label-pos6=left|label6= Mahishadal| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Mahishadal]] (R)|shape-color6=#A40000
|mark-coord7={{coord|22|7|28|N|88|6|41|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7=Sutahata | numbered7=N| mark-title7= [[Sutahata]] (N)|shape-color7=#C42222
|mark-coord8={{coord|22|4|0|N|88|8|0|E}} | label-pos8=top|label8=Durgachak | numbered8=N| mark-title8= [[Durgachak]] (N)|shape-color8=#C42222
|mark-coord9={{coord|22|3|24|N|87|53|48|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Reyepara| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Reyepara]] (R)|shape-color9=#A40000
|mark-coord10={{coord|21|54|7|N|87|57|52|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10= Sona Chura| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Sona Chura]] (R)|shape-color10=#A40000
|mark-coord11={{coord|22|8|37|N|88|5|0|E}} | label-pos11=left|label11= Chaitanyapur| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Chaitanyapur]] (R)|shape-color11=#A40000
|mark-coord12={{coord|22|12|0|N|88|3|0|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12= Geonkhali| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Geonkhali]] (R)|shape-color12=#A40000
|mark-coord13={{coord|22|11|15|N|88|7|5|E}} | label-pos13=bottom|label13= Kukrahati| numbered13=R| mark-title13= Kukrahati (R)|shape-color13=black| label-size13=13|label-color13=black 
|mark-coord14={{coord|22|02|30|N|88|5|19|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Haldia Port| numbered14=S| mark-title14= [[Haldia Port]] (S)|shape-color14=#0048BA
|mark-coord15={{coord|22.2273|N|87.9774|E}}| label15=Rupnarayan| label-color15 = #77A1CB| label-angle15=10| label-pos15=right| label-size15=10| mark-size15=0| mark-title15=none
|mark-coord16={{coord|21.8743|N|88.0554|E}}| label16=Hooghly River| label-color16 = #77A1CB| label-angle16=-60| label-pos16=right| label-size16=10| mark-size16=0| mark-title16=none
|mark-coord17={{coord|22.1458|N|87.8548|E}}| label17=Haldi River| label-color17 = #77A1CB| label-angle17=25| label-pos17=right| label-size17=10| mark-size17=0| mark-title17=none
|mark-coord18={{coord|21.9443|N|88.0684|E}}| label18=Nayachar| label-color18 = Black| label-angle18=-60| label-pos18=right| label-size18=10| mark-size18=0| mark-title18=none}}

===Location===
It is located around 60 km from [[Kolkata]], and stands on the bank of the [[Hooghly river]], opposite [[Raichak]] in [[South 24 Parganas]]. It is the gateway to the port and industrial city of [[Haldia]].

===Urbanisation===
79.19% of the population of Haldia subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 20.81% of the population live in the urban areas, and that is the highest proportion of urban population amongst the four subdivisions in Purba Medinipur district.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purba Medinipur | work = Table 2.2 | publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal | access-date = 21 April 2019 }}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Economy==
===Abandoned bridge proposal===
There was a proposal to build a bridge across the Hooghly river from Kukrahati to Raichak. The four lane road bridge was expected to be complete by 2012. The construction of the Eastern Link Highway, linking [[Barasat]] with [[Raichak]], which would have been 100 km long and 100 m wide and spread over 2,500 acres (10 km2), was also on the anvil. The road would have ultimately terminated at [[Nandigram]]. The projects were to be implemented by New Kolkata International Development Private Ltd, a special purpose company that had been promoted by the [[Salim Group]], the Universal Success Group and Unitech.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/08/01/stories/2006080104042100.htm
| title = Bengal inks pact with Indonesian group | access-date = 2007-09-06 | publisher = The Hindu Business Line, 1 August 2006}}</ref> The government was also agreed on acquiring {{convert|5000|acre|km2|0}} for the Salim Group at Kukrahati to develop a township. The Kukrahati township was to come up on low and saline land close to the banks of the Hooghly river.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060726/asp/bengal/story_6526603.asp | title = Another {{convert|5000|acre|km2}} on Salim plate | access-date = 2007-09-06 | publisher = The Telegraph, 26 July 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090322180050/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060726/asp/bengal/story_6526603.asp | archive-date = 22 March 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The entire project and associated programmes were abandoned by the Left Front government after the [[Nandigram violence]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Trinamool-Congress-revives-jinxed-bridge-project/articleshow/12644198.cms | title= Trinamool Congress revives jinxed bridge project | access-date = 25 June 2016 | publisher = The Times of India, 13 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Transport==
There is a ferry service across the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]] between [[Raichak]] and Kukrahati. The ferry service is available every 30 minutes from 6-00 am on both sides to 8-00 pm at Kukrahati and 8-40 pm at Raichak. Another ferry service is available across the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]] between [[Diamond Harbour II]] CD Block and Kukrahati. The ferry service is available every 30 minutes from 5-45 am to 6-45 pm at Kukrahati and 6-30 am to 7-30 pm at Diamond Harbour.There are regular bus services between Esplanade and Raichak and between Kukrahati and Haldia. And regular EMU train service also available between Diamond Harbour to Sealdah <ref>{{cite web| url= http://haldiatourism.gov.in/how-to-reach-haldia.html| title= Haldia Tourism and Industrial Development| work= How to reach Haldia| publisher= Haldia Development Authority| access-date= 6 July 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161202004629/http://haldiatourism.gov.in/how-to-reach-haldia.html| archive-date= 2 December 2016| url-status= dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/w.cgi?c=in&UF=-2101808&UN=-2917998&DG=STMX Satellite view]

{{Purba Medinipur District}}

[[Category:Villages in Purba Medinipur district]]

Kukrahati - Revision history

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