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About Pakut Village

Pakut is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 229 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakut village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 229
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakut compares

By the 2011 count Pakut is the 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pakut

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

Pakut lies about 47 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 3.8 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 Pakut
Nearest railway station Pokla 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 7.8 km
Nearest town Khunti 34 km
District headquarters Gumla 47 km

Villages closest to Pakut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakut village had a population of 453. That makes it the 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Pakut village has 229 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakut has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pakut is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakut covers 253 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.

Pakut falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pakut is Pokla, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pakut.

Pakut is about 47 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakut is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about 3.8 km away. Kamdara is about 7.8 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urugutu (under 2 km), Chitapiri (1.9 km) and Kuli (2.2 km).

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

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