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About Munukdag Village

Munukdag is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 57 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munukdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munukdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 57
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munukdag compares

By the 2011 count Munukdag is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Munukdag

Munukdag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Munukdag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lawagara, Mailam, Mari and Meral. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Munukdag

As per the Census of India 2011, Munukdag village had a population of 126. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Munukdag village has 57 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munukdag has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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

Munukdag covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Munukdag falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Munukdag notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Munukdag.

Munukdag is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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