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About Mundar Village

Mundar is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 204 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 573 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 204
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Mundar compares

By the 2011 count Mundar is the 56th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 573 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mundar

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

Mundar lies about 35 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Mundar
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 5.6 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 30 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 34 km
District headquarters Gumla 35 km

Villages closest to Mundar

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.

Common questions about Mundar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundar village had a population of 396. That makes it the 56th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Mundar village has 204 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

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

Mundar covers 573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mundar falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mundar is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Mundar.

Mundar is about 35 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundar is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 5.6 km away. Lohārdagā is about 30 km away. Lohardaga is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dipadih (2.2 km), Manjira (2.7 km) and Helta (3.3 km).

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

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