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About Kutmu Village

Kutmu is a small village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 147 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, 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 Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 147
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutmu compares

By the 2011 count Kutmu is the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kutmu

Kutmu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kutmu as Available within 5 - 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 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
Nearest town Medininagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Manika 27 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 Manika 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 287. That makes it the 68th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Kutmu village has 147 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutmu has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Kutmu covers 168 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.

Kutmu falls under Manika 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 3.5 km away. Medininagar is about 18 km away. Manika 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 Chama (6.3 km), Pokhri (9.2 km) and Lanka (9.5 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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