About Kuju Village

Kuju is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,225, made up of 614 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuju village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	591 hectares
Population	1,225
Male Population	614
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuju compares

By the 2011 count Kuju is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 591 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kuju

Kuju is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kuju as Available within village. 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 Kuju from other places

Kuju lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Chaibasa, about 7.8 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 Kuju
Nearest railway station	Chaibasa	7.8 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	20 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	31 km

Villages closest to Kuju

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuju village had a population of 1,225. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Kuju village has 614 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuju has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Kuju is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuju covers 591 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuju falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuju is Chaibasa, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuju.

Kuju is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuju is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Chaibasa is about 7.8 km away. Chāībāsa is about 9.0 km away. Gobindpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.