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About Kuthan Village

Kuthan is a mid sized village in Keredari tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,636, made up of 878 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Keredari
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 79.97 hectares
Population 1,636
Male Population 878
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kuthan compares

By the 2011 count Kuthan is the 18th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 79.97 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kuthan

Kuthan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuthan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kuthan from other places

Kuthan lies about 33 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 14 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 Kuthan
Nearest railway station Shivpur 14 km
Nearest town Churi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Keredari 33 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 33 km

Villages closest to Kuthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthan village had a population of 1,636. That makes it the 18th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Kuthan village has 878 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthan has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kuthan is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthan covers 79.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kuthan falls under Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuthan is Shivpur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kuthan.

Kuthan is about 33 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthan is in Keredari tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Shivpur is about 14 km away. Churi is about 22 km away. Keredari is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghutu (under 2 km), Kemo (under 2 km) and Karali (under 2 km).

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

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