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About Kundgara Village

Kundgara is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 262 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kundgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kundgara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kuru
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 319.52 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 262
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Kundgara compares

By the 2011 count Kundgara is the 48th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 319.52 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kundgara

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

Kundgara lies about 17 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 3.1 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 Kundgara
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuru 10 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 17 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 17 km

Villages closest to Kundgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kundgara village had a population of 522. That makes it the 48th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Kundgara village has 262 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kundgara has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kundgara is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kundgara covers 319.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kundgara falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kundgara is Barkichampi, about 3.1 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 Kundgara.

Kundgara is about 17 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kundgara is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Barkichampi is about 3.1 km away. Kuru is about 10 km away. Lohardaga is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubang (under 2 km), Barkichanpi (under 2 km) and Jariyo (2.3 km).

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

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