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About Hurmur Village

Hurmur is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 112 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurmur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurmur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 342.08 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 112
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 768
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 Hurmur compares

By the 2011 count Hurmur is the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 342.08 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Hurmur

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

Hurmur lies about 17 km from Lohardaga. 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 Hurmur
District headquarters Lohardaga 17 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 28 km

Villages closest to Hurmur

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 Hurmur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurmur village had a population of 198. That makes it the 57th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Hurmur village has 112 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurmur has about 768 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Hurmur covers 342.08 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.

Hurmur falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Hurmur notes the nearest railway station 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 Hurmur.

Hurmur is about 17 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurmur is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 17 km away. Lohārdagā is about 17 km away. Peshrar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manhepat (under 2 km), Chanri (2.0 km) and Chaprong (3.3 km).

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

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