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About Hurlung Village

Hurlung is a large village in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,443, made up of 2,289 males and 2,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurlung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurlung village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Golmuri Cum Jugsalai
Pincode 831008
Area (hectares) 355.07 hectares
Population 4,443
Male Population 2,289
Female Population 2,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hurlung compares

By the 2011 count Hurlung is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 355.07 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Hurlung

The census records public bus service for Hurlung as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hurlung from other places

Hurlung 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 Hurlung
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 13 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 16 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Hurlung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 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 Hurlung

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurlung village had a population of 4,443. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Hurlung village has 2,289 males and 2,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurlung has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Hurlung is 831008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurlung covers 355.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hurlung falls under Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurlung is Ghatsila, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hurlung.

Hurlung 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.

Hurlung is in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Ghatsila is about 13 km away. Ghātsīla is about 13 km away. Golmuri Cum Jugsalai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changra (9.9 km), Jagannathpur (11 km) and Kalajhor (14 km).

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

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