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About Kutam Village

Kutam is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 635 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 774 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 774 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 635
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kutam compares

By the 2011 count Kutam is the 14th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 774 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kutam

Kutam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kutam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kutam from other places

Kutam lies about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 11 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 Kutam
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 12 km
Nearest town Būndu 26 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 30 km

Villages closest to Kutam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutam village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 14th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Kutam village has 635 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutam has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kutam is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutam covers 774 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kutam falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kutam is Tiraldih, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Kutam.

Kutam is about 30 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutam is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 11 km away. Ichagarh is about 12 km away. Būndu is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laba (under 2 km), Dhundadih (2.4 km) and Chunidih (2.4 km).

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

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