About Kugaon Village

Kugaon is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 588 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kugaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kugaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	327.42 hectares
Population	1,151
Male Population	588
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kugaon compares

By the 2011 count Kugaon is the 27th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 327.42 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kugaon

Kugaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kugaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kugaon from other places

Kugaon lies about 26 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 28 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 Kugaon
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	4.8 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	25 km
District headquarters	Gumla	26 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	28 km

Villages closest to Kugaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kugaon village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 27th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kugaon village has 588 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kugaon has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kugaon is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kugaon covers 327.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kugaon falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kugaon is Lohardaga, about 28 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 village for Kugaon.

Kugaon is about 26 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kugaon is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 4.8 km away. Lohārdagā is about 25 km away. Gumla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.