About Hurdag Village

Hurdag is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 173 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurdag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Garu
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	814 hectares
Population	342
Male Population	173
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurdag compares

By the 2011 count Hurdag is the 38th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 814 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Hurdag

Hurdag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hurdag as Available within village. 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 Hurdag from other places

Hurdag lies about 24 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 16 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 Hurdag
Tehsil headquarters	Garu	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kumandih	16 km
District headquarters	Latehar	24 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	24 km

Villages closest to Hurdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurdag village had a population of 342. That makes it the 38th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Hurdag village has 173 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurdag has about 977 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Hurdag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurdag covers 814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hurdag falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurdag is Kumandih, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hurdag.

Hurdag is about 24 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurdag is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 6.2 km away. Kumandih is about 16 km away. Latehar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.