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About Kulda Village

Kulda is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 343 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 498 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 343
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulda compares

By the 2011 count Kulda is the 43rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 498 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1023.

Getting to Kulda

Kulda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kulda from other places

Kulda lies about 26 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 32 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 Kulda
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 20 km
District headquarters Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 32 km

Villages closest to Kulda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulda village had a population of 723. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Kulda village has 343 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulda has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Kulda covers 498 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulda falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulda is Pakra, about 32 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 village for Kulda.

Kulda is about 26 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulda is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 20 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Pakra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phatka (7.2 km), Latauli (10 km) and Dumangdiri (10 km).

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

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