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About Mungo Village

Mungo is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 162 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mungo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mungo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 235.63 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 162
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Mungo compares

By the 2011 count Mungo is the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 235.63 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Mungo

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

Mungo lies about 15 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 Mungo
District headquarters Lohardaga 15 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 24 km

Villages closest to Mungo

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 Mungo

As per the Census of India 2011, Mungo village had a population of 309. That makes it the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Mungo village has 162 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mungo has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

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

Mungo covers 235.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mungo falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mungo 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 Mungo.

Mungo is about 15 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mungo is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Lohārdagā is about 15 km away. Peshrar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baladih (under 2 km), Gamhariya (under 2 km) and Birhni (1.6 km).

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

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