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About Ulung Village

Ulung is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 157 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulung village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 157
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ulung compares

By the 2011 count Ulung is the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1010.

Getting to Ulung

Ulung is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ulung as Available within 5 - 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 Ulung from other places

Ulung lies about 41 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 14 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 Ulung
Tehsil headquarters Rania 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 14 km
District headquarters Khunti 41 km

Villages closest to Ulung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulung village had a population of 329. That makes it the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Ulung village has 157 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulung has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ulung is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ulung covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ulung falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulung is Mahabuang, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ulung.

Ulung is about 41 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulung is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 4.1 km away. Mahabuang is about 14 km away. Khunti is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pesam (1.6 km), Samorleta (1.8 km) and Dahu (2.9 km).

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

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