Hunja, Masalia, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 10, 2024.

Geographic Location of Hunja


The village Hunja is located in Masalia C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kulsunghata Gram Panchayat. It comes under Masalia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 44 kilometers away from Hunja.

Travel and Communication for Hunja


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Hunja


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Hunja is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Hunja is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Hunja


As per available data from the year 2009, 513 persons live in 119 house holds in the village Hunja. There are 248 female individuals and 265 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.34% and males constitute 51.66% of the total population.

There are 13 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 8 are males. Females constitute 38.46% and males constitute 61.54% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.53% of the total population.

There are 360 scheduled tribes persons of which 169 are females and 191 are males. Females constitute 46.94% and males constitute 53.06% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 70.18% of the total population.

Population density of Hunja is 296.53 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Hunja


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Total area of Hunja is 173 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 86.65 ha. About 10.35 ha is irrigated area. About 4.15 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 6.2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 17.27 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 8.71 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 8.82 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 16.47 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 17.41 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.04 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 8.63 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Hunja


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a government primary school in the village Hunja.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a government middle school in Kushamgart, which is 5-10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Dhaln, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

Colleges in Hunja


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Dhanbad, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

Other Educational Facilities in Hunja


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

Healthcare Facilities in Hunja


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Hunja.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Hunja.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Hunja.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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