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About Hanjed Village

Hanjed is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 392 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanjed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanjed village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 470.99 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 392
Female Population 406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanjed compares

By the 2011 count Hanjed is the 24th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 470.99 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 979.

Getting to Hanjed

Hanjed is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hanjed as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hanjed from other places

Hanjed lies about 27 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 23 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 Hanjed
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 11 km
Nearest town Būndu 11 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 23 km
District headquarters Ranchi 27 km

Villages closest to Hanjed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanjed village had a population of 798. That makes it the 24th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Hanjed village has 392 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanjed has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hanjed is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanjed covers 470.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanjed falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hanjed is Gangaghat, about 23 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 km distance for Hanjed.

Hanjed is about 27 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanjed is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 11 km away. Gangaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bera (under 2 km), Pansakam (under 2 km) and Labga (1.7 km).

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

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