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About Haldama Village

Haldama is a small village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 253 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haldama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haldama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 178.09 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 253
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Haldama compares

By the 2011 count Haldama is the 92nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 178.09 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Haldama

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

Haldama lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 2.5 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 Haldama
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 11 km
District headquarters Ranchi 18 km

Villages closest to Haldama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Haldama village had a population of 498. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Haldama village has 253 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haldama has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Haldama is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haldama covers 178.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haldama falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Haldama is Hundur Halt, about 2.5 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 Haldama.

Haldama is about 18 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haldama is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 2.5 km away. Kanke is about 11 km away. Ranchi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hujir (under 2 km), Chari (under 2 km) and Oyna (under 2 km).

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

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