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About Hutub Village

Hutub is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 226 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hutub Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hutub village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 466
Male Population 226
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Hutub compares

By the 2011 count Hutub is the 94th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Hutub

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

Hutub lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 5.8 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 Hutub
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 14 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Hutub

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hutub village had a population of 466. That makes it the 94th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Hutub village has 226 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hutub has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

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

Hutub covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hutub falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hutub is Govindpur Road, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Hutub.

Hutub is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hutub is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 5.8 km away. Karra is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deswali (under 2 km), Chanho (under 2 km) and Chiddi (under 2 km).

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

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