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About Holong Village

Holong is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 25 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Holong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Holong village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 25
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Holong compares

By the 2011 count Holong is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Holong

Holong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Holong as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Hakedag, Halmad, Haridih and Harwadih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Holong

As per the Census of India 2011, Holong village had a population of 53. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Holong village has 25 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Holong has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Holong is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Holong covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Holong falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Holong notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Holong.

Holong is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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