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About Humta Village

Humta is a large village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,261 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Humta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Humta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 1402 hectares
Population 2,456
Male Population 1,261
Female Population 1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Humta compares

By the 2011 count Humta is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 1402 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Humta

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

Humta lies about 34 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 16 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 Humta
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 5.7 km
Nearest town Būndu 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 34 km

Villages closest to Humta

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 Humta

As per the Census of India 2011, Humta village had a population of 2,456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Humta village has 1,261 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Humta has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Humta is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Humta covers 1402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Humta falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Humta is Gautamdhara, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Humta.

Humta is about 34 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Humta is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Bundu is about 5.7 km away. Būndu is about 5.7 km away. Gautamdhara 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 Lotehatu (1.7 km), Madhukama (2.5 km) and Bhorangadih (2.5 km).

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

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