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About Kulhi Village

Kulhi is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 312 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825106
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 312
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulhi compares

By the 2011 count Kulhi is the 92nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kulhi

Kulhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulhi as Available within 5 - 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 Kulhi from other places

Kulhi lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 9.6 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 Kulhi
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Parasnath 9.6 km
Nearest town Kāro 18 km
District headquarters Giridih 45 km

Villages closest to Kulhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulhi village had a population of 627. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Kulhi village has 312 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulhi has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kulhi is 825106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulhi covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulhi falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulhi is Parasnath, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kulhi.

Kulhi is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulhi is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Dumri is about 7.6 km away. Parasnath is about 9.6 km away. Kāro 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 Baledih (under 2 km), Bishunpur Baledih (under 2 km) and Jobhi Pipradih (under 2 km).

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

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