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About Hetar Khurd Village

Hetar Khurd is a mid sized village in Chinia tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 317 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hetar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hetar Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Chinia
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 556.95 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 317
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hetar Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Hetar Khurd is the 24th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents. Its 556.95 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Hetar Khurd

Hetar Khurd is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hetar Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hetar Khurd from other places

Hetar Khurd lies about 25 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 25 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 Hetar Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Chinia 25 km
District headquarters Garhwa 25 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 25 km

Villages closest to Hetar Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinia 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 Hetar Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Hetar Khurd village had a population of 609. That makes it the 24th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,294 residents.

Hetar Khurd village has 317 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hetar Khurd has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Hetar Khurd is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hetar Khurd covers 556.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hetar Khurd falls under Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hetar Khurd is Meralgram, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hetar Khurd.

Hetar Khurd is about 25 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hetar Khurd is in Chinia tehsil of Garhwa district. Chinia is about 25 km away. Garhwa is about 25 km away. Meralgram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hetar Kalan (under 2 km), Palhe (3.6 km) and Side (4.5 km).

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

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