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About Hakajang Village

Hakajang is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 252 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hakajang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakajang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 569 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 252
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hakajang compares

By the 2011 count Hakajang is the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 569 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Hakajang

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

Hakajang lies about 53 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 29 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 Hakajang
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Latehar 29 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km
District headquarters Gumla 53 km

Villages closest to Hakajang

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 Hakajang

As per the Census of India 2011, Hakajang village had a population of 493. That makes it the 49th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Hakajang village has 252 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakajang has about 956 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 Hakajang is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hakajang covers 569 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hakajang falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hakajang is Latehar, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hakajang.

Hakajang is about 53 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakajang is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 13 km away. Latehar is about 29 km away. Lātehār is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jori (under 2 km), Barkadoharaliasdomkom (2.2 km) and Lapu (2.3 km).

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

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