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About Hundi Village

Hundi is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 124 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 124
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Hundi compares

By the 2011 count Hundi is the 42nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hundi

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

Hundi lies about 20 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, 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 Hundi
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Kusmahi 16 km
District headquarters Latehar 20 km
Nearest town Lātehār 20 km

Villages closest to Hundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hundi village had a population of 248. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Hundi village has 124 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hundi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

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

Hundi covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hundi falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hundi is Kusmahi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hundi.

Hundi is about 20 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hundi is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 8.7 km away. Kusmahi is about 16 km away. Latehar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tasu (2.4 km), Arahara (2.9 km) and Lath (3.2 km).

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

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