About Kontatola Village

Kontatola is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 624 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kontatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kontatola village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Rahe
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	586 hectares
Population	1,213
Male Population	624
Female Population	589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kontatola compares

By the 2011 count Kontatola is the 14th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 984.

Getting to Kontatola

Kontatola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kontatola as Available within 10+ 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 Kontatola from other places

Kontatola lies about 27 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jonha, about 9.5 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 Kontatola
Tehsil headquarters	Rahe	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jonha	9.5 km
Nearest town	Būndu	14 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	27 km

Villages closest to Kontatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kontatola village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 14th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kontatola village has 624 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kontatola has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kontatola is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kontatola covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kontatola falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kontatola is Jonha, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance for Kontatola.

Kontatola is about 27 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kontatola is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 8.0 km away. Jonha is about 9.5 km away. Būndu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.