About Pulung Village

Pulung is a mid sized village in Albert Ekka tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 530 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulung village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Albert Ekka
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	420 hectares
Population	1,016
Male Population	530
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulung compares

By the 2011 count Pulung is the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Pulung

Pulung is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pulung as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pulung from other places

Pulung lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 69 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 Pulung
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Albert Ekka	30 km
District headquarters	Gumla	30 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	69 km

Villages closest to Pulung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Albert Ekka 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 Pulung

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulung village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Pulung village has 530 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulung has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Pulung is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulung covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulung falls under Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pulung is Lohardaga, about 69 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pulung.

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

Pulung is in Albert Ekka tehsil of Gumla district. Jashpur Nagar is about 16 km away. Albert Ekka is about 30 km away. Gumla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.