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About Kuhipat Village

Kuhipat is a large village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,741, made up of 1,410 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1532.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhipat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhipat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 1532.53 hectares
Population 2,741
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Kuhipat compares

By the 2011 count Kuhipat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1532.53 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1002.

Getting to Kuhipat

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

Kuhipat lies about 14 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Kuhipat
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 14 km
District headquarters Gumla 14 km
Nearest town Gumlā 14 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 34 km

Villages closest to Kuhipat

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.

Common questions about Kuhipat

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhipat village had a population of 2,741. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Kuhipat village has 1,410 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhipat has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Kuhipat covers 1532.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuhipat falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuhipat is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Kuhipat.

Kuhipat is about 14 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuhipat is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 14 km away. Gumla is about 14 km away. Gumlā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guniya (2.8 km), Palma (2.9 km) and Taragutu (3.4 km).

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

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