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About Kutangia Village

Kutangia is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 957 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2157.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutangia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutangia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Pincode 835211
Area (hectares) 2157.41 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 957
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kutangia compares

By the 2011 count Kutangia is the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 2157.41 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kutangia

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

How far is Kutangia from other places

Kutangia lies about 46 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Parbatonia, about 2.5 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 Kutangia
Nearest railway station Parbatonia 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 15 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 20 km
District headquarters Simdega 46 km

Villages closest to Kutangia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutangia village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Kutangia village has 957 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutangia has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kutangia is 835211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutangia covers 2157.41 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.

Kutangia falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kutangia is Parbatonia, about 2.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kutangia.

Kutangia is about 46 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kutangia is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Parbatonia is about 2.5 km away. Jaldega is about 15 km away. Birmitrapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumarmunda (2.6 km), Menjurgara (3.3 km) and Dhorhibahar (3.4 km).

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

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