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About Helha Village

Helha is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 508 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.07 hectares hectares.

Helha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 144.07 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 508
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Helha compares

By the 2011 count Helha is the 86th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 144.07 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Helha

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

How far is Helha from other places

Helha lies about 51 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 17 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 Helha
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 11 km
Nearest town Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 17 km
District headquarters Patna 51 km

Villages closest to Helha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Helha village had a population of 985. That makes it the 86th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Helha village has 508 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helha has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Helha covers 144.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Helha falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Helha is Jehanabad Court, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Helha.

Helha is about 51 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Helha is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 11 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pearpura (under 2 km), Bauwan (under 2 km) and Rupapur (under 2 km).

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

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