About Humbu Village

Humbu is a large village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,308, made up of 1,219 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Humbu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Humbu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	789 hectares
Population	2,308
Male Population	1,219
Female Population	1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Humbu compares

By the 2011 count Humbu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 789 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Humbu

Humbu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Humbu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Humbu from other places

Humbu lies about 26 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 12 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 Humbu
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	12 km
District headquarters	Latehar	26 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	26 km

Villages closest to Humbu

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 Humbu

As per the Census of India 2011, Humbu village had a population of 2,308. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Humbu village has 1,219 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Humbu has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Humbu covers 789 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Humbu falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Humbu is Balumath, about 12 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 village for Humbu.

Humbu 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.

Humbu is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 8.3 km away. Balumath is about 12 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.