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About Nurungo Village

Nurungo is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 459 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nurungo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nurungo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 235.57 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 459
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nurungo compares

By the 2011 count Nurungo is the 80th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 235.57 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nurungo

Nurungo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nurungo 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nurungo from other places

Nurungo lies about 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 13 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 Nurungo
Nearest railway station Kawar 13 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 21 km
District headquarters Giridih 22 km

Villages closest to Nurungo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nurungo village had a population of 862. That makes it the 80th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Nurungo village has 459 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nurungo has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Nurungo is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nurungo covers 235.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nurungo falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nurungo is Kawar, about 13 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 village for Nurungo.

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

Nurungo is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 13 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Dumri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narangi (under 2 km), Naitanr (2.0 km) and Bhandaro (2.6 km).

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

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