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About Ihagutu Village

Ihagutu is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 99 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ihagutu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ihagutu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 99
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Ihagutu compares

By the 2011 count Ihagutu is the 143rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ihagutu

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

Ihagutu lies about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 33 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 Ihagutu
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 3.2 km
Nearest town Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 42 km

Villages closest to Ihagutu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ihagutu village had a population of 201. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Ihagutu village has 99 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ihagutu has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Ihagutu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ihagutu covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ihagutu falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ihagutu is Sonua, about 33 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 Ihagutu.

Ihagutu is about 42 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ihagutu is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 3.2 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Sonua is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichagutu (under 2 km), Bari (under 2 km) and Dombari (under 2 km).

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

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