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About Hurangia Village

Hurangia is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 646 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurangia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurangia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 646
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurangia compares

By the 2011 count Hurangia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Hurangia

Hurangia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hurangia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hurangia from other places

Hurangia lies about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 12 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 Hurangia
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 25 km

Villages closest to Hurangia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurangia village had a population of 1,298. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Hurangia village has 646 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurangia has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Hurangia is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurangia covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hurangia falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurangia is Chakradharpur, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hurangia.

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

Hurangia is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 12 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 20 km away. Bandgaon 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 Subansai (under 2 km), Tentaipada (1.5 km) and Nakti (1.8 km).

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

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