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About Kulhi Village

Kulhi is a large village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,015, made up of 1,052 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 2,015
Male Population 1,052
Female Population 963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulhi compares

By the 2011 count Kulhi is the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kulhi

Kulhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kulhi as Available within <5 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 Kulhi from other places

Kulhi lies about 21 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 3.9 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 Kulhi
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 5.1 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 21 km

Villages closest to Kulhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulhi village had a population of 2,015. That makes it the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kulhi village has 1,052 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulhi has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

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

Kulhi covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulhi falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulhi is Hundur Halt, about 3.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kulhi.

Kulhi 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.

Kulhi is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 3.9 km away. Ormanjhi is about 5.1 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 Barwe (under 2 km), Kamta (under 2 km) and Kuchu (1.6 km).

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

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