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About Kuthan Village

Kuthan is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,835, made up of 888 males and 947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuthan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Pincode 233311
Area (hectares) 292.49 hectares
Population 1,835
Male Population 888
Female Population 947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
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 Kuthan compares

By the 2011 count Kuthan is the 84th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 292.49 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kuthan

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

Kuthan lies about 139 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura railway station, 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 Kuthan
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Gaura railway station 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 22 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 139 km

Villages closest to Kuthan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuthan village had a population of 1,835. That makes it the 84th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Kuthan village has 888 males and 947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuthan has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kuthan is 233311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuthan covers 292.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuthan falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuthan is Gaura railway station, about 11 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 Kuthan.

Kuthan is about 139 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuthan is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Jakhania is about 9.5 km away. Gaura railway station is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darana (3.3 km), Newada Durga Vijai (3.6 km) and Newada Sani (3.6 km).

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

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