Skip to main content

About Urugutu Village

Urugutu is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 125 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urugutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urugutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 125
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Urugutu compares

By the 2011 count Urugutu is the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Urugutu

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

Urugutu lies about 46 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 2.7 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 Urugutu
Nearest railway station Pokla 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 6.6 km
Nearest town Khunti 35 km
District headquarters Gumla 46 km

Villages closest to Urugutu

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 Urugutu

As per the Census of India 2011, Urugutu village had a population of 250. That makes it the 68th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Urugutu village has 125 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urugutu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Urugutu covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urugutu falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Urugutu is Pokla, about 2.7 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 Urugutu.

Urugutu is about 46 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urugutu is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about 2.7 km away. Kamdara is about 6.6 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurmul (under 2 km), Pakut (under 2 km) and Turundu (1.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.