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About Kulsunghata Village

Kulsunghata is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 780 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulsunghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulsunghata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 780
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulsunghata compares

By the 2011 count Kulsunghata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kulsunghata

Kulsunghata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kulsunghata as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kulsunghata from other places

Kulsunghata lies about 22 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 21 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 Kulsunghata
Nearest railway station Kurwa 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 22 km
District headquarters Dumka 22 km

Villages closest to Kulsunghata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 Kulsunghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulsunghata village had a population of 1,538. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Kulsunghata village has 780 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulsunghata has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kulsunghata is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulsunghata covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulsunghata falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulsunghata is Kurwa, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Kulsunghata.

Kulsunghata is about 22 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulsunghata is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Kurwa is about 21 km away. Masalia is about 22 km away. Dumka is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendagbata (1.8 km), Kharna (2.1 km) and Bhangahir (2.6 km).

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

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