About Kujam Village

Kujam is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 857 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1606.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kujam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kujam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835218
Area (hectares)	1606.85 hectares
Population	1,635
Male Population	857
Female Population	778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kujam compares

By the 2011 count Kujam is the 8th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1606.85 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 985.

Getting to Kujam

Kujam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kujam as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kujam from other places

Kujam lies about 37 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 45 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 Kujam
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	13 km
District headquarters	Gumla	37 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	37 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	45 km

Villages closest to Kujam

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

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Common questions about Kujam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kujam village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 8th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Kujam village has 857 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kujam has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kujam is 835218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kujam covers 1606.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kujam falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kujam is Lohardaga, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kujam.

Kujam is about 37 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kujam is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 37 km away. Gumlā is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.