About Kulwai Village

Kulwai is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 333 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulwai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Majhgaon
Pincode	833214
Area (hectares)	405 hectares
Population	662
Male Population	333
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulwai compares

By the 2011 count Kulwai is the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 405 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kulwai

Kulwai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulwai as Available within 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 Kulwai from other places

Kulwai lies about 65 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 20 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 Kulwai
Tehsil headquarters	Majhgaon	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Badampahar	20 km
Nearest town	Karanjiā	33 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	65 km

Villages closest to Kulwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulwai village had a population of 662. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Kulwai village has 333 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulwai has about 988 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kulwai is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulwai covers 405 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.

Kulwai falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulwai is Badampahar, about 20 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 village for Kulwai.

Kulwai is about 65 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulwai is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 5.8 km away. Badampahar is about 20 km away. Karanjiā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.