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About Hetarkasa Village

Hetarkasa is a mid sized village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 401 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hetarkasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetarkasa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 374.45 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 401
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hetarkasa compares

By the 2011 count Hetarkasa is the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 374.45 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Hetarkasa

Hetarkasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hetarkasa as Available. 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 Hetarkasa from other places

Hetarkasa lies about 4.6 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 20 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 Hetarkasa
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 21 km
Nearest town Kānker 23 km

Villages closest to Hetarkasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetarkasa village had a population of 804. That makes it the 37th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Hetarkasa village has 401 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetarkasa has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Hetarkasa is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hetarkasa covers 374.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hetarkasa falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Hetarkasa is Keoti, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hetarkasa.

Hetarkasa is about 4.6 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hetarkasa is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 4.6 km away. Keoti is about 20 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Astara (2.0 km), Radwahi (2.1 km) and Tueguhan (2.9 km).

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

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