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About Hansdoin Village

Hansdoin is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 377 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hansdoin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hansdoin village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Palkot
Pincode 835207
Area (hectares) 372 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 377
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hansdoin compares

By the 2011 count Hansdoin is the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 372 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Hansdoin

Hansdoin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hansdoin as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hansdoin from other places

Hansdoin lies about 13 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, 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 Hansdoin
Tehsil headquarters Palkot 8.8 km
District headquarters Gumla 13 km
Nearest town Gumlā 13 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 34 km

Villages closest to Hansdoin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hansdoin village had a population of 751. That makes it the 37th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Hansdoin village has 377 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hansdoin has about 992 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 1020.

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

Hansdoin covers 372 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hansdoin falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hansdoin is Pokla, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Hansdoin.

Hansdoin is about 13 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hansdoin is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 8.8 km away. Gumla is about 13 km away. Gumlā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolang (2.2 km), Semra (2.5 km) and Baghma (3.0 km).

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

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