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About Uruguttu Village

Uruguttu is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,715, made up of 1,890 males and 1,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uruguttu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uruguttu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 594.32 hectares
Population 3,715
Male Population 1,890
Female Population 1,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uruguttu compares

By the 2011 count Uruguttu is the 15th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 594.32 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Uruguttu

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

Uruguttu lies about 22 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Shanki, 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 Uruguttu
Nearest town Rātu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 14 km
Nearest railway station Shanki 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 22 km

Villages closest to Uruguttu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uruguttu village had a population of 3,715. That makes it the 15th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Uruguttu village has 1,890 males and 1,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uruguttu has about 966 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Uruguttu is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uruguttu covers 594.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uruguttu falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Uruguttu is Shanki, 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 village for Uruguttu.

Uruguttu is about 22 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uruguttu is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 11 km away. Kanke is about 14 km away. Shanki 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 Marwa (2.1 km), Katamkuli (2.4 km) and Karkata (3.6 km).

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

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