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About Hurdag Village

Hurdag is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 46 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 739 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 154.21 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 46
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 739
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurdag compares

By the 2011 count Hurdag is the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 154.21 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hurdag

Hurdag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hurdag as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hurdag from other places

Hurdag lies about 16 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 29 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 Hurdag
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 16 km
District headquarters Chatra 16 km
Nearest town Chatrā 16 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 29 km

Villages closest to Hurdag

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 Hurdag

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurdag village had a population of 80. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Hurdag village has 46 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurdag has about 739 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Hurdag is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurdag covers 154.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hurdag falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurdag is Shivpur, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hurdag.

Hurdag is about 16 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurdag is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 16 km away. Chatra is about 16 km away. Chatrā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madandih (under 2 km), Sohawan (under 2 km) and Paramatu (under 2 km).

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

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