About Ghutam Village

Ghutam is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,002, made up of 518 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghutam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghutam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	465 hectares
Population	1,002
Male Population	518
Female Population	484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 Ghutam compares

By the 2011 count Ghutam is the 34th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ghutam

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

Ghutam lies about 21 km from Latehar. 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 Ghutam
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	13 km
District headquarters	Latehar	21 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	21 km

Villages closest to Ghutam

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

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Common questions about Ghutam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghutam village had a population of 1,002. That makes it the 34th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Ghutam village has 518 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghutam has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Ghutam is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghutam covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghutam falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghutam notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghutam.

Ghutam is about 21 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghutam is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 13 km away. Latehar is about 21 km away. Lātehār is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.