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About Kuthan Village

Kuthan is a small village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 137 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 137
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuthan compares

By the 2011 count Kuthan is the 79th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kuthan

Kuthan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuthan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuthan from other places

Kuthan lies about 18 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kuthan
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 7.6 km
District headquarters Chatra 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 18 km

Villages closest to Kuthan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simaria tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kuthan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthan village had a population of 275. That makes it the 79th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Kuthan village has 137 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthan has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kuthan is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthan covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuthan falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuthan is Shivpur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuthan.

Kuthan is about 18 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthan is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 7.6 km away. Chatra is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagra (under 2 km), Kaljirua Alias Lutidih (under 2 km) and Dundua (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kuthan today is likely to be higher.

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