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About Katamkuku Village

Katamkuku is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 228 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katamkuku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katamkuku village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 233 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 228
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katamkuku compares

By the 2011 count Katamkuku is the 92nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 233 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Katamkuku

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

How far is Katamkuku from other places

Katamkuku lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 2.8 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 Katamkuku
Nearest railway station Lodhma 2.8 km
Nearest town Ranchi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 16 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km

Villages closest to Katamkuku

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 Katamkuku

As per the Census of India 2011, Katamkuku village had a population of 472. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Katamkuku village has 228 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katamkuku has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Katamkuku is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katamkuku covers 233 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katamkuku falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Katamkuku is Lodhma, about 2.8 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 - 10 km distance for Katamkuku.

Katamkuku is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katamkuku is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 2.8 km away. Ranchi is about 15 km away. Karra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changa Toli (under 2 km), Kulhutu (under 2 km) and Lodhma (1.8 km).

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

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