Kunkuri

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Kunkuri
Town
Kunkuri is located in Chhattisgarh
Kunkuri
Kunkuri
Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Kunkuri is located in India
Kunkuri
Kunkuri
Kunkuri (India)
Coordinates: 22°45′N 83°57′E / 22.75°N 83.95°E / 22.75; 83.95Coordinates: 22°45′N 83°57′E / 22.75°N 83.95°E / 22.75; 83.95
Country India
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictJashpur
Elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total13,846
Languages
 • OfficialKurukh
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
496225
Vehicle registrationCG

Kunkuri is a small town in Chhattisgarh, India. It is a tehsil of Jashpur district. It has Chhattisgarh's largest Catholic church, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jashpur.

Geography[edit]

Kunkuri is located at 22°45′N 83°57′E / 22.75°N 83.95°E / 22.75; 83.95.[1] It has an average elevation of 468 m (1,535 ft).

Transport[edit]

Three roads out of this township lead to the Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha states of India. It is situated at the intersection of NH-78 and NH-43.

Demographics[edit]

Per the 2011 census, the population of Kunkuri town is 13,846.[2]

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