About Kulum Village

Kulum is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 200 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulum village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	129 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	200
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulum compares

By the 2011 count Kulum is the 66th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kulum

Kulum is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulum as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kulum from other places

Kulum lies about 78 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 3.4 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 Kulum
Nearest railway station	Bingaon	3.4 km
Nearest town	Khunti	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	34 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	78 km

Villages closest to Kulum

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.

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Common questions about Kulum

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulum village had a population of 421. That makes it the 66th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kulum village has 200 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulum has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Kulum covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kulum is Bingaon, about 3.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kulum.

Kulum is about 78 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulum is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bingaon is about 3.4 km away. Khunti is about 12 km away. Bandgaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.