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About Hujir Village

Hujir is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 481 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hujir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hujir village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 127.67 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 481
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
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 Hujir compares

By the 2011 count Hujir is the 71st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 127.67 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hujir

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

Hujir lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 1.8 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 Hujir
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 9.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 17 km

Villages closest to Hujir

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 Hujir

As per the Census of India 2011, Hujir village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 71st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Hujir village has 481 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hujir has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Hujir covers 127.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hujir falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hujir is Hundur Halt, about 1.8 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 Hujir.

Hujir is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hujir is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 1.8 km away. Kanke is about 9.9 km away. Ranchi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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