About Holang Village

Holang is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 124 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	317 hectares
Population	244
Male Population	124
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 Holang compares

By the 2011 count Holang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Holang

Holang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Holang 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 Holang from other places

Holang lies about 42 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 33 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 Holang
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	2.6 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	30 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	33 km
District headquarters	Gumla	42 km

Villages closest to Holang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Holang village had a population of 244. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Holang village has 124 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holang has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Holang is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holang covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Holang falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Holang is Lohardaga, about 33 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 Holang.

Holang is about 42 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Holang is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 2.6 km away. Lohārdagā is about 30 km away. Lohardaga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.