About Hunjar Village

Hunjar is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 144 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunjar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	426 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	144
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,160
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 Hunjar compares

By the 2011 count Hunjar is the 38th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 426 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 975.

Getting to Hunjar

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

Hunjar lies about 26 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 17 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 Hunjar
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	17 km
District headquarters	Latehar	26 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	26 km

Villages closest to Hunjar

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.

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Common questions about Hunjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunjar village had a population of 311. That makes it the 38th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Hunjar village has 144 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunjar has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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

Hunjar covers 426 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hunjar falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hunjar is Balumath, about 17 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 Hunjar.

Hunjar is about 26 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunjar is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 4.0 km away. Balumath is about 17 km away. Latehar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.