About Hushir Village

Hushir is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 120 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hushir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hushir village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835331
Area (hectares)	239 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	120
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,275
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hushir compares

By the 2011 count Hushir is the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Hushir

Hushir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hushir as Available within village. 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 Hushir from other places

Hushir lies about 32 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 40 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 Hushir
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	20 km
District headquarters	Gumla	32 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	32 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	40 km

Villages closest to Hushir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hushir village had a population of 273. That makes it the 113th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Hushir village has 120 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hushir has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Hushir is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hushir covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hushir falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hushir is Lohardaga, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hushir.

Hushir is about 32 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hushir is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 20 km away. Gumla is about 32 km away. Gumlā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.