About Hunt Village

Hunt is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 618 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunt village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	568.43 hectares
Population	1,242
Male Population	618
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
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 Hunt compares

By the 2011 count Hunt is the 14th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 568.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Hunt

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

Hunt lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 35 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 Hunt
Nearest town	Būndu	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	21 km
District headquarters	Khunti	21 km
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	35 km

Villages closest to Hunt

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunt village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 14th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Hunt village has 618 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunt has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Hunt is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunt covers 568.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunt falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hunt is Balasiring, about 35 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 Hunt.

Hunt is about 21 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunt is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 20 km away. Erki is about 21 km away. Khunti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.