About Hurhad Village

Hurhad is a mid sized village in Kuru tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 631 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurhad village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Kuru
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	1,267
Male Population	631
Female Population	636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurhad compares

By the 2011 count Hurhad is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Hurhad

Hurhad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hurhad as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hurhad from other places

Hurhad lies about 20 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 11 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 Hurhad
Tehsil headquarters	Kuru	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Akashi	11 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	20 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	20 km

Villages closest to Hurhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurhad village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Hurhad village has 631 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurhad has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Hurhad is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurhad covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hurhad falls under Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurhad is Akashi, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Hurhad.

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

Hurhad is in Kuru tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kuru is about 5.8 km away. Akashi is about 11 km away. Lohardaga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.