About Hurhi Village

Hurhi is a mid sized village in Bishunpura tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 437 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurhi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bishunpura
Pincode	822128
Area (hectares)	68.23 hectares
Population	811
Male Population	437
Female Population	374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Hurhi compares

By the 2011 count Hurhi is the 14th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 68.23 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Hurhi

Hurhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hurhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hurhi from other places

Hurhi lies about 24 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Ramna, about 5.1 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 Hurhi
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpura	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ramna	5.1 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	24 km

Villages closest to Hurhi

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

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Common questions about Hurhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurhi village had a population of 811. That makes it the 14th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Hurhi village has 437 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurhi has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Hurhi is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurhi covers 68.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hurhi falls under Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurhi is Ramna, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hurhi.

Hurhi is about 24 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurhi is in Bishunpura tehsil of Garhwa district. Bishunpura is about 5.1 km away. Ramna is about 5.1 km away. Garhwa is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.