About Kathkunwari Village

Kathkunwari is a mid sized village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 434 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathkunwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathkunwari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Lapung
Pincode	835234
Area (hectares)	395.15 hectares
Population	869
Male Population	434
Female Population	435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
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 Kathkunwari compares

By the 2011 count Kathkunwari is the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 395.15 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kathkunwari

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

Kathkunwari lies about 50 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 5.5 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 Kathkunwari
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lapung	8.2 km
Nearest town	Khunti	33 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	50 km

Villages closest to Kathkunwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathkunwari village had a population of 869. That makes it the 30th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Kathkunwari village has 434 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathkunwari has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kathkunwari is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathkunwari covers 395.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kathkunwari falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kathkunwari is Bakaspur, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathkunwari.

Kathkunwari is about 50 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathkunwari is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Bakaspur is about 5.5 km away. Lapung is about 8.2 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.