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About Kuchu Village

Kuchu is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,428, made up of 716 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuchu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuchu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 580.26 hectares
Population 1,428
Male Population 716
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Kuchu compares

By the 2011 count Kuchu is the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 580.26 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kuchu

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

Kuchu lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 3.5 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 Kuchu
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 14 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Kuchu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuchu village had a population of 1,428. That makes it the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Kuchu village has 716 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuchu has about 994 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Kuchu is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuchu covers 580.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuchu falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuchu is Hundur Halt, about 3.5 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 Kuchu.

Kuchu is about 21 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuchu is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 3.5 km away. Angara is about 14 km away. Rāmgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesatu (3.1 km), Turup (10 km) and Salhan (10 km).

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

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