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About Hullung Village

Hullung is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 237 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hullung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hullung village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 237
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hullung compares

By the 2011 count Hullung is the 67th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Hullung

Hullung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hullung as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hullung from other places

Hullung lies about 16 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 13 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 Hullung
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 13 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 13 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Hullung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hullung village had a population of 487. That makes it the 67th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Hullung village has 237 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hullung has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Hullung is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hullung covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hullung falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hullung is Ghatsila, about 13 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 village for Hullung.

Hullung is about 16 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hullung is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 13 km away. Ghatshila is about 13 km away. Ghātsīla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandhaniya (under 2 km), Kenduaposhi (under 2 km) and Karaduba (1.8 km).

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

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