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About Huthundu Village

Huthundu is a large village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,122, made up of 1,039 males and 1,083 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Huthundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Huthundu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 835221
Area (hectares) 150.76 hectares
Population 2,122
Male Population 1,039
Female Population 1,083
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Huthundu compares

By the 2011 count Huthundu is the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 150.76 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Huthundu

Huthundu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Huthundu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Huthundu from other places

Huthundu lies about 9.9 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 1.9 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 Huthundu
Nearest railway station Balasiring 1.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 12 km

Villages closest to Huthundu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Huthundu village had a population of 2,122. That makes it the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Huthundu village has 1,039 males and 1,083 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Huthundu has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Huthundu is 835221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Huthundu covers 150.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Huthundu falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Huthundu is Balasiring, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Huthundu.

Huthundu is about 9.9 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Huthundu is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 1.9 km away. Ranchi is about 9.9 km away. Namkum is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukurhuttu (under 2 km), Siladon (1.6 km) and Chand (2.2 km).

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

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