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About Kulkant Village

Kulkant is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 166 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulkant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulkant village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 207 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 166
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulkant compares

By the 2011 count Kulkant is the 81st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kulkant

Kulkant is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulkant as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khelari, Kodal Chhola, Kolha and Kolhapahar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kulkant

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulkant village had a population of 316. That makes it the 81st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Kulkant village has 166 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulkant has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kulkant is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulkant covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulkant falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kulkant notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Kulkant.

Kulkant is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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