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About Hundi Village

Hundi is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 92 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 92
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
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 Hundi compares

By the 2011 count Hundi is the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 276 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 980.

Getting to Hundi

Hundi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hundi 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 Hundi from other places

Hundi lies about 47 km from Lohardaga, 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
Nearest railway station Kusmahi 16 km
Nearest town Lātehār 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 25 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 47 km

Villages closest to Hundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peshrar 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 191. That makes it the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Hundi village has 92 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hundi has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

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

Hundi covers 276 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.

Hundi falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hundi.

Hundi is about 47 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hundi is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kusmahi is about 16 km away. Lātehār is about 20 km away. Peshrar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bonrobar (12 km), Bari (14 km) and Rankuli (17 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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