About Kuku Kalan Village

Kuku Kalan is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,591, made up of 810 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuku Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuku Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	402 hectares
Population	1,591
Male Population	810
Female Population	781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
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 Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Kuku Kalan is the 14th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kuku Kalan

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

Kuku Kalan lies about 30 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 18 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	18 km
Nearest town	Gumia	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha	30 km
District headquarters	Palamu	30 km

Villages closest to Kuku Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuku Kalan village had a population of 1,591. That makes it the 14th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Kuku Kalan village has 810 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuku Kalan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kuku Kalan is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuku Kalan covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuku Kalan falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuku Kalan is Dumri Bihar, about 18 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 Kalan.

Kuku Kalan is about 30 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuku Kalan is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about 18 km away. Gumia is about 21 km away. Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.