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About Rolshatu Village

Rolshatu is a mid sized village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 456 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1018 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rolshatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rolshatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 1018 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 456
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Rolshatu compares

By the 2011 count Rolshatu is the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 1018 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 989.

Getting to Rolshatu

Rolshatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rolshatu 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 Rolshatu from other places

Rolshatu lies about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 18 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 Rolshatu
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 14 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 18 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 34 km

Villages closest to Rolshatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rolshatu village had a population of 877. That makes it the 26th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Rolshatu village has 456 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rolshatu has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Rolshatu is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rolshatu covers 1018 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rolshatu falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Rolshatu is Chakradharpur, about 18 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 Rolshatu.

Rolshatu is about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rolshatu is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kuchai is about 14 km away. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basgutu (1.5 km), Gelua (3.0 km) and Punisir (3.5 km).

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

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