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About Herum Village

Herum is a large village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,213, made up of 1,116 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705 hectares hectares.

Herum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herum village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Area (hectares) 705 hectares
Population 2,213
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Herum compares

By the 2011 count Herum is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 705 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Herum

Herum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Herum 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Herum from other places

Herum lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 26 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 Herum
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 22 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest town Chatrā 22 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 26 km

Villages closest to Herum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Herum village had a population of 2,213. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Herum village has 1,116 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herum has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Herum covers 705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Herum falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Herum is Bukru, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Herum.

Herum is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herum is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 22 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Chatrā 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 Hutru (1.8 km), Sikni (2.4 km) and Lowalang (3.0 km).

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

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