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About Kunjaban Village

Kunjaban is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 26 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunjaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunjaban village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 26
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Kunjaban compares

By the 2011 count Kunjaban is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kunjaban

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

Kunjaban lies about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 8.0 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 Kunjaban
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 8.0 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 21 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 30 km

Villages closest to Kunjaban

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 Kunjaban

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunjaban village had a population of 50. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Kunjaban village has 26 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunjaban has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Kunjaban covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunjaban is Bakarkudi, about 8.0 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 Kunjaban.

Kunjaban is about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunjaban is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about under 2 km away. Bakarkudi is about 8.0 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkum (under 2 km), Ichagarh (under 2 km) and Salbani (1.7 km).

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

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