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About Hundur Village

Hundur is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,303, made up of 1,150 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hundur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hundur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 227.81 hectares
Population 2,303
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Hundur compares

By the 2011 count Hundur is the 29th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 227.81 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hundur

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

Hundur lies about 18 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, 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 Hundur
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 9.6 km
District headquarters Ranchi 18 km

Villages closest to Hundur

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 Hundur

As per the Census of India 2011, Hundur village had a population of 2,303. That makes it the 29th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Hundur village has 1,150 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hundur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Hundur covers 227.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hundur falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hundur is Hundur Halt, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hundur.

Hundur 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.

Hundur is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about under 2 km away. Kanke is about 9.6 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 Gobarhappa (under 2 km), Siddi (under 2 km) and Chari (under 2 km).

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

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