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About Hurlung Village

Hurlung is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 150 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurlung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurlung village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 150
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurlung compares

By the 2011 count Hurlung is the 84th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 983.

Getting to Hurlung

Hurlung is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hurlung as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hurlung from other places

Hurlung lies about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 7.6 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 Hurlung
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 7.6 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 22 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 27 km

Villages closest to Hurlung

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 Hurlung

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurlung village had a population of 305. That makes it the 84th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Hurlung village has 150 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurlung has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Hurlung covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Hurlung is Bakarkudi, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hurlung.

Hurlung is about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurlung is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 4.1 km away. Bakarkudi is about 7.6 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baradih (under 2 km), Karandih (under 2 km) and Dalgam (under 2 km).

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

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