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About Kutam Village

Kutam is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 32 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 656 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 62.66 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 32
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 656
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 Kutam compares

By the 2011 count Kutam is the 249th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 62.66 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kutam

Kutam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kutam 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 Kutam from other places

Kutam lies about 25 km from Godda. 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 Kutam
District headquarters Godda 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 26 km

Villages closest to Kutam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutam village had a population of 53. That makes it the 249th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Kutam village has 32 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutam has about 656 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kutam is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutam covers 62.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kutam falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kutam 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 10+ km distance for Kutam.

Kutam is about 25 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutam is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 25 km away. Boarijor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanigora (under 2 km), Dhunigora (under 2 km) and Dhunigora Pahar (under 2 km).

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

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