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About Gutuhatu Village

Gutuhatu is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 614 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723.03 hectares hectares.

Gutuhatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gutuhatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 723.03 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 614
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Gutuhatu compares

By the 2011 count Gutuhatu is the 12th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 723.03 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 996.

Getting to Gutuhatu

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

Gutuhatu lies about 14 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 27 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 Gutuhatu
District headquarters Khunti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 16 km
Nearest railway station Balasiring 27 km

Villages closest to Gutuhatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gutuhatu village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 12th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Gutuhatu village has 614 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gutuhatu has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Gutuhatu covers 723.03 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.

Gutuhatu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gutuhatu is Balasiring, about 27 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 Gutuhatu.

Gutuhatu is about 14 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gutuhatu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 14 km away. Murhu is about 16 km away. Balasiring is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guruburu (under 2 km), Salehatu (under 2 km) and Saedba (2.5 km).

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

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