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About Hundru Village

Hundru is a mid sized village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 452 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hundru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hundru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 609 hectares
Population 925
Male Population 452
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Hundru compares

By the 2011 count Hundru is the 48th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Hundru

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

Hundru lies about 37 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gola Road, about 11 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 Hundru
Nearest railway station Gola Road 11 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Angara 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 37 km

Villages closest to Hundru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hundru village had a population of 925. That makes it the 48th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Hundru village has 452 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hundru has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Hundru is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hundru covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hundru falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hundru is Gola Road, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Hundru.

Hundru is about 37 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hundru is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Gola Road is about 11 km away. Chitarpur is about 14 km away. Angara 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 Badri (3.0 km), Malghonghsa (3.3 km) and Obar (3.5 km).

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

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