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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sharmila Devi
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- LGD code
- 362302
- Pincode
- 825312
- Post office
- Bishungarh (Hazaribag)
- Population
- 4,028
- Households
- 681
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,022
- Distance to district centre
- 72 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 101 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 65 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 260 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jhalda · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Singhpur Hospital · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Hurlung compares
By population, Hurlung ranks #2 of 116 villages in Gomia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.9%
+1.2% vs mandal average
Hurlung47.9%
Gomia mandal46.7%
Bokaro district61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
−26 vs mandal average
Hurlung940
Gomia mandal966
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.5 vs mandal average
Hurlung5.9
Gomia mandal5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hurlung at a glance
Hurlung is a village of 4,028 people in 681 households (Census 2011) in Gomia block, Bokaro district, Jharkhand, the 2nd-largest of 116 villages in Gomia block. Literacy is 48%, 1 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 940 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Bokaro district centre, 7 km from Kalimati, the nearest town, 8 km from Jhalda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825312, served by Bishungarh (Hazaribag) post office; the LGD village code is 362302. The nearest hospital or health centre is Singhpur Hospital, 13 km away. The sarpanch is Sharmila Devi, and the village votes in Gandey assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kalpana Murmu Soren.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hurlung
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAS
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 105
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 55
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HURLUNG
- Total area (ha)
- 411
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 64
- Forest area (ha)
- 106.66
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Hurlung
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Key facts — Hurlung
- LGD code
- 362302
- Pincode
- 825312
- Post office
- Bishungarh (Hazaribag)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,028
- Population (projected 2026)
- 0
- Households
- 681
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.30068°N, 85.94868°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kodarma
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gandey
- Member of Parliament
- Annpurna Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kalpana Murmu Soren
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sharmila Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Gomia
Getting there
How to reach Hurlung
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi65 kmcapital
- Kolkata260 km
- Hyderabad1018 km
- Delhi1054 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJhalda8 km
- Hospital / PHCSinghpur Hospital13 km
- ATM / bankBank of India40 km
- Petrol pumpEssar Petrol Pump34 km
- CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University41 km
- Police stationRajrappa Police Station43 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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