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About Hechabalia Village

Hechabalia is a mid sized village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 257 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hechabalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hechabalia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 148.32 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 257
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hechabalia compares

By the 2011 count Hechabalia is the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 148.32 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Hechabalia

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

Hechabalia lies about 39 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 5.3 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 Hechabalia
Nearest railway station Shivpur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 6.1 km
Nearest town Churi 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 39 km

Villages closest to Hechabalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hechabalia village had a population of 503. That makes it the 67th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Hechabalia village has 257 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hechabalia has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Hechabalia is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hechabalia covers 148.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hechabalia falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hechabalia is Shivpur, about 5.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Hechabalia.

Hechabalia is about 39 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hechabalia is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. Shivpur is about 5.3 km away. Tandwa is about 6.1 km away. Churi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saradhu (under 2 km), Koed (1.8 km) and Soparam (2.4 km).

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

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