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About Barguttu Village

Barguttu is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 338 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barguttu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barguttu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 156.87 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 338
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barguttu compares

By the 2011 count Barguttu is the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 156.87 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1002.

Getting to Barguttu

Barguttu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barguttu as Available within 5 - 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 Barguttu from other places

Barguttu lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 7.0 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 Barguttu
Nearest railway station Balasiring 7.0 km
District headquarters Ranchi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 15 km

Villages closest to Barguttu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barguttu village had a population of 672. That makes it the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Barguttu village has 338 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barguttu has about 988 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Barguttu is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barguttu covers 156.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barguttu falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barguttu is Balasiring, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barguttu.

Barguttu is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barguttu is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 7.0 km away. Ranchi is about 14 km away. Namkum is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saheda (under 2 km), Bumru (under 2 km) and Sorha (under 2 km).

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

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