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 .
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.
<small>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.</small>
The headquarters of Kukru CD block are located at Kukru village.
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 0âÂÂ6 years was 540. The total number of literate persons in Kukru was 1,626 (59.08% of the population over 6 years).
(*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.