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About Unekel Village

Unekel is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 220 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835264, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unekel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unekel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835264
Area (hectares) 238.02 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 220
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Unekel compares

By the 2011 count Unekel is the 57th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 238.02 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Unekel

Unekel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Unekel as Available within <5 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 Unekel from other places

Unekel lies about 36 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 11 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 Unekel
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 11 km
Nearest town Khunti 28 km
District headquarters Ranchi 36 km

Villages closest to Unekel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Unekel village had a population of 443. That makes it the 57th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Unekel village has 220 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unekel has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Unekel is 835264. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unekel covers 238.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Unekel falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Unekel is Govindpur Road, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Unekel.

Unekel is about 36 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unekel is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 9.3 km away. Govindpur Road is about 11 km away. Khunti is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koisara (under 2 km), Takriya (1.6 km) and Champadih (1.8 km).

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

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