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About Hundi Village

Hundi is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 317 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hundi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 317
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Hundi compares

By the 2011 count Hundi is the 57th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 983.

Getting to Hundi

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

Hundi lies about 17 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 14 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 Hundi
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 17 km
Nearest town Bhetia 34 km

Villages closest to Hundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hundi village had a population of 627. That makes it the 57th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Hundi village has 317 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hundi has about 978 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Hundi is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hundi covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hundi falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hundi is Bakarkudi, about 14 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 Hundi.

Hundi is about 17 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hundi is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 7.5 km away. Bakarkudi is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Amra (2.1 km), Choureadi (2.2 km) and Hutup (2.3 km).

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

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