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About Hulung Village

Hulung is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 422 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hulung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hulung village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 223.55 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 422
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hulung compares

By the 2011 count Hulung is the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 223.55 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Hulung

Hulung is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hulung as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Garurbasa, Gundlubari, Gurda and Hatibari. 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 Hulung

As per the Census of India 2011, Hulung village had a population of 843. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Hulung village has 422 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hulung has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Hulung is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hulung covers 223.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hulung falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Hulung notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hulung.

Hulung is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya 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 Hulung today is likely to be higher.

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