About Hurua Village

Hurua is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 548 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	834010
Area (hectares)	385.55 hectares
Population	1,120
Male Population	548
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
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 Hurua compares

By the 2011 count Hurua is the 36th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 385.55 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Hurua

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

Hurua lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 8.9 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 Hurua
Nearest railway station	Balasiring	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	14 km

Villages closest to Hurua

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.

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Common questions about Hurua

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurua village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 36th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Hurua village has 548 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurua has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Hurua is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurua covers 385.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hurua falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurua is Balasiring, about 8.9 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 Hurua.

Hurua is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurua is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Balasiring is about 8.9 km away. Namkum is about 12 km away. Ranchi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.