About Hesla Village

Hesla is one of the larger villages in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,965, made up of 3,062 males and 2,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1069 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hesla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hesla village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bagodar
Pincode	825322
Area (hectares)	1069 hectares
Population	5,965
Male Population	3,062
Female Population	2,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hesla compares

By the 2011 count Hesla is the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 1069 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Hesla

Hesla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hesla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Hesla from other places

Hesla lies about 46 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 8.8 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 Hesla
Tehsil headquarters	Bagodar	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Chichaki	8.8 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	13 km
District headquarters	Giridih	46 km

Villages closest to Hesla

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

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Common questions about Hesla

As per the Census of India 2011, Hesla village had a population of 5,965. That makes it the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Hesla village has 3,062 males and 2,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hesla has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Hesla is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hesla covers 1069 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hesla falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hesla is Chichaki, about 8.8 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 village for Hesla.

Hesla is about 46 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hesla is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Bagodar is about 5.0 km away. Chichaki is about 8.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.