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About Hakajang Village

Hakajang is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 438 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hakajang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakajang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 438
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Hakajang compares

By the 2011 count Hakajang is the 35th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Hakajang

Hakajang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hakajang as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 3.5 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
Nearest railway station Lodhma 3.5 km
Nearest town Ranchi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 16 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km

Villages closest to Hakajang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karra 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 848. That makes it the 35th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Hakajang village has 438 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakajang has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Hakajang is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hakajang covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hakajang falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hakajang is Lodhma, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hakajang.

Hakajang is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakajang is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 3.5 km away. Ranchi is about 15 km away. Karra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silapat (under 2 km), Hardigara (under 2 km) and Changa Toli (1.7 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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