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About Hurangda Village

Hurangda is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 288 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 837530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hurangda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hurangda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 837530
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 288
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hurangda compares

By the 2011 count Hurangda is the 61st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Hurangda

Hurangda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hurangda as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hurangda from other places

Hurangda lies about 8.0 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 10 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 Hurangda
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 6.7 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 10 km
Nearest town Bhetia 30 km

Villages closest to Hurangda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hurangda village had a population of 571. That makes it the 61st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Hurangda village has 288 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hurangda has about 983 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Hurangda is 837530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hurangda covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hurangda falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hurangda is Mahali Marup, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Hurangda.

Hurangda is about 8.0 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hurangda is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Kharsawan is about 6.7 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 8.0 km away. Mahali Marup is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudadih (under 2 km), Narainbera (under 2 km) and Tankodih (1.8 km).

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

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