About Hombai Village

Hombai is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,588, made up of 790 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hombai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hombai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	835217
Area (hectares)	206.76 hectares
Population	1,588
Male Population	790
Female Population	798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hombai compares

By the 2011 count Hombai is the 46th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 206.76 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hombai

Hombai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hombai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hombai from other places

Hombai lies about 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Mesra, about under 2 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 Hombai
Nearest railway station	Mesra	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	9.3 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	13 km

Villages closest to Hombai

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.

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Common questions about Hombai

As per the Census of India 2011, Hombai village had a population of 1,588. That makes it the 46th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Hombai village has 790 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hombai has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hombai is 835217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hombai covers 206.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hombai falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hombai is Mesra, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hombai.

Hombai is about 13 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hombai is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Mesra is about under 2 km away. Kanke is about 9.3 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.