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About Lupung Village

Lupung is one of the larger villages in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,533, made up of 2,873 males and 2,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lupung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lupung village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825319
Area (hectares) 485 hectares
Population 5,533
Male Population 2,873
Female Population 2,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lupung compares

By the 2011 count Lupung is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 485 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Lupung

Lupung is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lupung as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Lupung from other places

Lupung lies about 9.8 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 4.2 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 Lupung
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 9.8 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 9.8 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 9.8 km

Villages closest to Lupung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lupung village had a population of 5,533. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Lupung village has 2,873 males and 2,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lupung has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Lupung is 825319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lupung covers 485 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Lupung falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Lupung is Kansar Nawadah, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Lupung.

Lupung is about 9.8 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lupung is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about 4.2 km away. Katkamsandi is about 9.8 km away. Hazaribagh is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulmi (under 2 km), Asdhir (under 2 km) and Dharhara (2.2 km).

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

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