About Kuku Village

Kuku is a small village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 244 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuku village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	1446 hectares
Population	490
Male Population	244
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
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 Kuku compares

By the 2011 count Kuku is the 54th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 1446 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Kuku

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

Kuku lies about 19 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 8.5 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 Kuku
Nearest railway station	Kumandih	8.5 km
District headquarters	Latehar	19 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	27 km

Villages closest to Kuku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuku village had a population of 490. That makes it the 54th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kuku village has 244 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuku has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

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

Kuku covers 1446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuku falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuku is Kumandih, about 8.5 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 Kuku.

Kuku is about 19 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuku is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kumandih is about 8.5 km away. Latehar is about 19 km away. Lātehār is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.