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About Kutra Village

Kutra is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 255 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kutra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kutra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 258.72 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 255
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kutra compares

By the 2011 count Kutra is the 130th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 258.72 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kutra

Kutra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kutra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khawasdih Alias Loadih, Khayerbani, Kristanagar and Kudlung. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kutra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kutra village had a population of 499. That makes it the 130th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Kutra village has 255 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kutra has about 957 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Kutra is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kutra covers 258.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kutra falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kutra notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kutra.

Kutra is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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