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About Hurnali Village

Hurnali is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 643 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 942 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurnali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurnali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 942 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 643
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Hurnali compares

By the 2011 count Hurnali is the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 942 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 993.

Getting to Hurnali

Hurnali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hurnali 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 Hurnali from other places

Hurnali lies about 30 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 14 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 Hurnali
Nearest railway station Shivpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 30 km
Nearest town Chatrā 30 km

Villages closest to Hurnali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurnali village had a population of 1,298. That makes it the 29th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Hurnali village has 643 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurnali has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Hurnali is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurnali covers 942 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hurnali falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurnali is Shivpur, about 14 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 Hurnali.

Hurnali is about 30 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurnali is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about 14 km away. Simaria is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marha (under 2 km), Paehmoh (under 2 km) and Lepo (3.2 km).

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

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