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About Kulwe Village

Kulwe is a small village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 183 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulwe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 215.7 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 183
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulwe compares

By the 2011 count Kulwe is the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 215.7 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Kulwe

Kulwe is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulwe as Available within 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 Kulwe from other places

Kulwe lies about 26 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 17 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 Kulwe
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 5.5 km
Nearest town Rātu 14 km
Nearest railway station Kole 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 26 km

Villages closest to Kulwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulwe village had a population of 348. That makes it the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Kulwe village has 183 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulwe has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Kulwe is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulwe covers 215.7 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.

Kulwe falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulwe is Kole, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kulwe.

Kulwe is about 26 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulwe is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 5.5 km away. Rātu is about 14 km away. Kole is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berwari (under 2 km), Nauj (1.5 km) and Soba (2.1 km).

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

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