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About Seharmunda Village

Seharmunda is a small village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 217 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.08 hectares hectares.

Seharmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seharmunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Area (hectares) 192.08 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 217
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Seharmunda compares

By the 2011 count Seharmunda is the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 192.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Seharmunda

Seharmunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Seharmunda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Seharmunda from other places

Seharmunda lies about 42 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Orga, about 4.9 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 Seharmunda
Nearest railway station Orga 4.9 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 15 km
District headquarters Simdega 42 km

Villages closest to Seharmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seharmunda village had a population of 443. That makes it the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Seharmunda village has 217 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seharmunda has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Seharmunda covers 192.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Seharmunda falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Seharmunda is Orga, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Seharmunda.

Seharmunda is about 42 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seharmunda is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Orga is about 4.9 km away. Birmitrapur is about 12 km away. Jaldega is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandosera (1.6 km), Parba (1.8 km) and Janoda (2.8 km).

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

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