About Helta Village

Helta is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 496 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1056 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helta village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	1056 hectares
Population	966
Male Population	496
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Helta compares

By the 2011 count Helta is the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1056 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Helta

Helta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Helta 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 Helta from other places

Helta lies about 36 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 37 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 Helta
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	5.7 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	34 km
District headquarters	Gumla	36 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	37 km

Villages closest to Helta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Helta village had a population of 966. That makes it the 25th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Helta village has 496 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helta has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Helta is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Helta covers 1056 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Helta falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Helta is Lohardaga, about 37 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 Helta.

Helta is about 36 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Helta is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 5.7 km away. Lohārdagā is about 34 km away. Gumla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.