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About Kutmu Village

Kutmu is a mid sized village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 971 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutmu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Barwadih
Pincode 822111
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 971
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kutmu compares

By the 2011 count Kutmu is the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 972.

Getting to Kutmu

Kutmu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kutmu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kutmu from other places

Kutmu lies about 38 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 3.5 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 Kutmu
Nearest railway station Kechki 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwadih 8.8 km
Nearest town Medininagar 18 km
District headquarters Latehar 38 km

Villages closest to Kutmu

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.

Common questions about Kutmu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutmu village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 16th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Kutmu village has 971 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutmu has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Kutmu is 822111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutmu covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kutmu falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kutmu is Kechki, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kutmu.

Kutmu is about 38 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutmu is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 3.5 km away. Barwadih is about 8.8 km away. Medininagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraidih (under 2 km), Pokhari Kalan (1.6 km) and Akhra (2.1 km).

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

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