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About Halmad Village

Halmad is a large village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,396, made up of 1,224 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halmad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halmad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 542 hectares
Population 2,396
Male Population 1,224
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Halmad compares

By the 2011 count Halmad is the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 542 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Halmad

Halmad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Halmad 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghaghra, Goradih, Gorha and Hahelupung. 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 Halmad

As per the Census of India 2011, Halmad village had a population of 2,396. That makes it the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Halmad village has 1,224 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halmad has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

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

Halmad covers 542 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halmad falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Halmad notes the nearest railway station 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 Halmad.

Halmad 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 Halmad today is likely to be higher.

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